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2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250

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2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250
Race details
Race 8 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 15, 2023
Official name 16th Annual Call 811.com Before You Dig 250
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 250 laps, 131 mi (211 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 131 mi (211 km)
Average speed 59.398 mph (95.592 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 20.057
Most laps led
Driver John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 198
Winner
No. 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 198 laps, earning his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season; during his celebratory burnout, the rear of his car ignited fire.[1] To fill out the podium, Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Morooka USA, Black Draft
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet SEM Products
07 Dawson Cram SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet SOKAL Digital
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Chevy Truck Season
08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Ford Panini NFT
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Atlas, Menards
10 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Intl. Order of T. Roosevelt
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Productions
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Toyota Outfitters
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Racing Development
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Island Coastal Lager
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet J. E. Burton Construction
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Night Owl Contractors
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Emerling-Gase Motorsports
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford Lefcourt Brothers
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Costa Oil
44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet SQRL, Gas POS
45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Eighth Order
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
53 Matt Mills (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford J. F. Electric
66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford MBM Motorsports
74 Kaden Honeycutt (i) CHK Racing Chevrolet ServiceMaster Restore
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Parking Guidance Systems
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Call 811, Alloy Employer Services
96 Kyle Weatherman FRS Racing Chevrolet Fanttik, BrewHaha Brewing Company
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and will be held on Friday, April 14, at 5:00 PM EST.[2] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 20.594, and an average speed of 91.949 mph (147.978 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.594 91.949
2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.614 91.860
3 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.646 91.718
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, April 14, at 5:35 PM EST.[2] Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 20.057, and an average speed of 94.411 mph (151.940 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.057 94.411
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.074 94.331
3 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.094 94.237
4 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20.136 94.041
5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.186 93.808
6 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.191 93.784
7 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.197 93.756
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.198 93.752
9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.207 93.710
10 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.211 93.692
11 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.223 93.636
12 10 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.272 93.410
13 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.281 93.368
14 19 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.290 93.327
15 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.296 93.299
16 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 20.309 93.239
17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 20.333 93.129
18 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 20.369 92.965
19 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 20.402 92.814
20 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.439 92.646
21 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 20.452 92.588
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 20.519 92.285
23 02 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet 20.533 92.222
24 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.559 92.106
25 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.577 92.025
26 53 Matt Mills (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 20.578 92.021
27 96 Kyle Weatherman FRS Racing Chevrolet 20.597 91.936
28 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 20.600 91.922
29 07 Dawson Cram SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 20.662 91.647
30 45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.665 91.633
31 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20.666 91.629
32 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.686 91.540
33 74 Kaden Honeycutt (i) CHK Racing Chevrolet 20.687 91.536
Qualified by owner's points
34 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 20.713 91.421
35 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.720 91.390
36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 20.887 90.659
37 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Ford 21.210 89.279
38 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
39 4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.758 91.223
40 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford 20.762 91.205
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 19 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 10 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 130

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 198 Running 60
2 7 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 6 Running 51
3 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 250 5 Running 50
4 6 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 27 Running 42
5 10 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 Running 38
6 8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 6 Running 36
7 13 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 40
8 12 10 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 30
9 16 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 250 0 Running 28
10 11 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 32
11 4 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 28
12 14 19 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0 Running 29
13 23 02 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 Running 24
14 31 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 23
15 19 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 250 0 Running 22
16 15 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 8 Running 21
17 21 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 20
18 17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 250 0 Running 19
19 20 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 18
20 25 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 17
21 36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 250 0 Running 16
22 26 53 Matt Mills (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 250 0 Running 0
23 37 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Ford 250 0 Running 14
24 38 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 Running 13
25 30 45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 12
26 24 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 11
27 3 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 10
28 35 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 249 0 Running 9
29 32 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 246 0 Running 8
30 9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 222 0 Accident 16
31 5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 221 0 Accident 13
32 22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 210 0 Accident 5
33 18 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 205 0 Running 4
34 27 96 Kyle Weatherman FRS Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Suspension 3
35 28 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 145 0 Accident 2
36 29 07 Dawson Cram SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 143 0 Accident 1
37 34 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 133 0 Accident 1
38 33 74 Kaden Honeycutt (i) CHK Racing Chevrolet 83 0 Engine 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Skala, Chris (April 15, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek Dominates at Martinsville, Scores 2nd Win of Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Martinsville Speedway Spring Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 250 at Martinsville". TobyChristie.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (April 14, 2023). "Cole Custer Captures Martinsville Xfinity Pole". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Call 811 Before You Dig 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 15, 2023.


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