2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250

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.

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	Cole Custer	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

Background

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

• (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

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

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

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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points   2 1 John Hunter Nemechek 319   1 2 Austin Hill 298 (-21)   1 3 Chandler Smith 285 (–34)   2 4 Riley Herbst 281 (–38)   5 Josh Berry 276 (–43)   6 Justin Allgaier 267 (–52)   2 7 Sammy Smith 254 (–65)   2 8 Cole Custer 246 (–73)   2 9 Daniel Hemric 233 (–86)   3 10 Sheldon Creed 229 (–90)   3 11 Sam Mayer 221 (–98)   12 Parker Kligerman 208 (–111) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

1. Skala, Chris (April 15, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek Dominates at Martinsville, Scores 2nd Win of Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
2. "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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