Starting from 2nd place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota won the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250, his 4th win in 75 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. John Hunter Nemechek won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Martinsville. Nemechek, Cole Custer, Sammy Smith and Jsoh Berry have qualified for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023. Sammy Smith was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Chevy Truck Season Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 by Athletic Greens Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 10 Derek Kraus Intl. Order of T. Roosevelet Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford, started from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 16 Chandler Smith Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Canadian Car 91 Alex Labbe Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet finished in 26th place.
The race had 10 Cautions for 82 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 38 for #25 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 88 for #74 Blown Engine Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 136 for #43, 38 Crash in Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 145 for #91, 07, 45, 28 Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 163 for #92 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 210 for #51 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 223 for #98, 1, 19, 27 Crash in Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 250 for #2 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Custer 1-5; J. Nemechek 6-65; A. Hill 66-73; J. Berry 74-100; S. Smith # 101-106; J. Nemechek 107-211; J. Allgaier 212-217; J. Nemechek 218-250.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 20, 18, 00, 1, 98, 7, 11, 16, 31, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 8, 00, 18, 11, 9, 19, 98, 16, 10
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 8
Race Results for the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250 – Saturday, April 15, 2023
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 131.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 250 Running 2. 7. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 250 Running 3. 1. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 250 Running 4. 6. Car 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet 250 Running 5. 10. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet 250 Running 6. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Chevy Truck Season Chevrolet 250 Running 7. 13. Car 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 by Athletic Greens Chevrolet 250 Running 8. 12. Car 10 Derek Kraus Intl. Order of T. Roosevelet Chevrolet 250 Running 9. 16. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 250 Running 10. 11. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 250 Running 11. 4. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 250 Running 12. 14. Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota Outfitters Toyota 250 Running 13. 23. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Chevrolet 250 Running 14. 31. Car 27 Jeb Burton J.E. Burton Construction Chevrolet 250 Running 15. 19. Car 26 Kaz Grala Island Coastal Lager Toyota 250 Running 16. 15. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 250 Running 17. 21. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 250 Running 18. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 250 Running 19. 20. Car 92 Josh Williams Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 250 Running 20. 25. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt SQRL/Gas POS Chevrolet 250 Running 21. 36. Car 35 Patrick Emerling Toyota 250 Running 22. 26. Car 53 Matt Mills(i) J.F. Electric Ford 250 Running 23. 37. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Panini NFT Ford 250 Running 24. 38. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo DUDE Wipes Chevrolet 250 Running 25. 30. Car 45 Leland Honeyman Eighth Order Chevrolet 250 Running 26. 24. Car 91 Alex Labbe Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet 250 Running – Canadian 27. 3. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 250 Running 28. 35. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Costa Oil Chevrolet 249 Running 29. 32. Car 6 Brennan Poole SEM Products Chevrolet 246 Running 30. 9. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 222 Accident 31. 5. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 221 Accident 32. 22. Car 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 210 Accident 33. 18. Car 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Racing Development Toyota 205 Running 34. 27. Car 96 Kyle Weatherman Fanttik/BrewHaha Chevrolet 198 Suspension 35. 28. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Night Owl Ford 145 Accident 36. 29. Car 07 Dawson Cram Sokal Chevrolet 143 Accident 37. 34. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. Lefcourt Brothers Ford 133 Accident 38. 33. Car 74 Kaden Honeycutt(i) Service Master Restore Chevrolet 83 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 2, 51, 74, 78, 91 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (2) 4 Garrett Smithley, 66 Chad Finchum. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 12 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 59.398 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 10 for 82 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 22, 2023 – Talladega Superspeedway
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