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 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. 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 Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 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.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet6Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Dawson CramSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet16Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota25Brett MoffittAM RacingFord26Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota38Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Leland HoneymanAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Matt Mills (i)Emerling-Gase MotorsportsFord66Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsFord74Kaden Honeycutt (i)CHK RacingChevrolet78Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet96Kyle WeathermanFRS RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial 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. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 20.594, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord20.59491.949218Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20.61491.860311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet20.64691.718Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 14, at 5:35 PM EST. 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. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord20.05794.411220John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.07494.33132Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.09494.237431Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20.13694.04151Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.18693.80868Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.19193.784718Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20.19793.75687Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.19893.752998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord20.20793.710109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.21193.6921116Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet20.22393.6361210Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevrolet20.27293.4101311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet20.28193.3681419Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.29093.3271521Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.29693.2991625Brett MoffittAM RacingFord20.30993.2391739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord20.33393.1291824Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota20.36992.9651926Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota20.40292.8142092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet20.43992.6462148Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet20.45292.5882251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet20.51992.2852302Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet20.53392.2222491Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet20.55992.1062544Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.57792.0252653Matt Mills (i)Emerling-Gase MotorsportsFord20.57892.0212796Kyle WeathermanFRS RacingChevrolet20.59791.9362828Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord20.60091.9222907Dawson CramSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet20.66291.6473045Leland HoneymanAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.66591.6333127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20.66691.629326Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet20.68691.5403374Kaden Honeycutt (i)CHK RacingChevrolet20.68791.536Qualified by owner's points3438Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord20.71391.4213543Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.72091.3903635Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota20.88790.6593708Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord21.21089.2793878Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet––Failed to qualify394Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet20.75891.2234066Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsFord20.76291.205Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10218Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord841Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7598Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5711Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet4816Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet3931Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1028Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord8418Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet669Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet5719Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord3916Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet21010Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 130 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1220John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250198Running602718Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2506Running513100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord2505Running50468Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet25027Running425109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running38687Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2506Running3671311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2500Running4081210Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevrolet2500Running3091625Brett MoffittAM RacingFord2500Running28101116Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2500Running3211431Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2500Running28121419Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2500Running29132302Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running24143127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2500Running23151926Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota2500Running22161521Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2508Running21172148Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet2500Running20181739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2500Running19192092Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2500Running18202544Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2500Running17213635Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota2500Running16222653Matt Mills (i)Emerling-Gase MotorsportsFord2500Running0233708Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord2500Running14243878Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running13253045Leland HoneymanAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2500Running12262491Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2500Running112732Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2500Running10283543Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2490Running929326Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet2460Running830998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2220Accident163151Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2210Accident13322251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2100Accident5331824Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota2050Running4342796Kyle WeathermanFRS RacingChevrolet1980Suspension3352828Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1450Accident2362907Dawson CramSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1430Accident1373438Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord1330Accident1383374Kaden Honeycutt (i)CHK RacingChevrolet830Engine0Official 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.
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