Justin Allgaier wins wild Martinsville race; advances to Championship 4: At the end of Saturday’s chaotic Dead on Tools 250, Justin Allgaier rescued his season with an improbable victory that earned the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet a berth in the Nov. 4 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 event at Phoenix Raceway.(Read more)(10-28-2023)

In a wild final stage, #7-Justin Allgaier won the Dead On Tools 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway to lock himself into the Championship 4 battle. Richard Childress Racing teammates #21-Austin Hill and #2-Sheldon Creed got into one another in the final set of corners, allowing Allgaier to get by for the win. It’s his fourth victory of the season.
#2-Creed finished runner-up, coming up .032 seconds shy of advancing to the Championship 4. #18-Sammy Smith led a race-high 147 laps and finished third. #98-Riley Herbst and #8-Josh Berry rounded out the top five.
#10-Daniel Hemric finished sixth, with #31-Parker Retzlaff, #78-Anthony Alfredo, #27-Jeb Burton and #48-Parker Kligerman filling out the top 10.
#21-Hill dropped to 21st in the finishing order and failed to qualify for the Championship 4. #20-John Hunter Nemechek was involved in the final wreck and finished 18th but locked into the championship race following the second stage. #00-Cole Custer also piled in to the wreck, but finished ahead of Hill to take the fourth spot.
#7-Allgaier won the opening stage, his 13th stage victory of the season. #18-Smith claimed the second stage.
There were 13 lead changes among eight drivers and 15 cautions for 101 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 55.294 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Drivers Points Before Reset, Owners Points Before Reset, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Martinsville Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:
Justin Allgaier (P) won the Dead On Tools 250, his 23rd victory in 437 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Martinsville Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (P) (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2023.
Sammy Smith # (P) (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Martinsville Speedway.
Sammy Smith (P) (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer advance to the Championship Four in Phoenix.

Xfinity Series Standings after Martinsville (Race 32 of 33):
1)#1-Sam Mayer 4,000
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 4,000
3)#20-John Hunter Nemechek 4,000
4)#00-Cole Custer 4,000
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings, Drivers Points Before Reset, Owners Points Before Reset.

Cars to the rear: #07-Devin Jones, #25-Brett Moffitt, #27-Jeb Burton, #35-Chris Hacker, #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt (unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections

Entering the Xfinity Series’ Championship 4 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway 49 points below the elimination line, #18-Sammy Smith picked the best time to win his first career pole. Smith ran a speed of 94.515 mph, and won the pole by .012 seconds.
#7-Justin Allgaier earned his 10th front row start of the season with a speed of 94.458 mph. #00-Cole Custer backed up his pole run from the spring with a third-place qualifying effort (94.439 mph). #98-Riley Herbst (94.218 mph) and #20-John Hunter Nemechek (94.148 mph) rounded out the top five.
Former Martinsville winner #9-Brandon Jones will line up sixth. #16-Chandler Smith, #2-Sheldon Creed, #21-Austin Hill and #31-Parker Retzlaff complete the top 10.
The only playoff driver starting outside the top 10 is #1-Sam Mayer in 17th.
Did Not Qualify: #66-Timmy Hill
See the complete Martinsville Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Martinsville
Sammy Smith # (P) won the Pole Award for the Dead On Tools 250 with a lap of 20.035 seconds, 94.515 mph.
This is his first pole in 41 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and 20th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in three races at Martinsville Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (P) (second) posted his 25th top-10 start of 2023 and his seventh in seven races at Martinsville Speedway.
Cole Custer (P) (third) posted his second top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 27th in 32 races this season.
Sammy Smith (P) (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Dead On Tools 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway is complete. After two, 15-minute groups, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#02-Blaine Perkins 92.461 mph
#20-John Hunter Nemechek 92.213 mph
#25-Brett Moffitt 91.994 mph
#1-San Mayer 91.775 mph
#2-Sheldon Creed 91.749 mph
Slowest: #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt 84.941 mph
Most laps run: #18-Sammy Smith, 42
See full Martinsville Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 drivers/cars on the entry list for Saturday’s Dead On Tools 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Two cars will miss the show.
Notables: #4-JJ Yeley, #07-Devin Jones, #08-Chad Finchum, #11-Layne Riggs, #19-Myatt Snider, #24-Connor Mosack, #28-CJ McLaughlin, #29-Kyle Sieg, #38-Joe Graf Jr., #44-Rajah Caruth, #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #53-Akinori Ogata, #66-Timmy Hill, #74-Dawson Cram, #91-Josh Bilicki
See the full entry list on the Martinsville Entry List page.

Martinsville At-Track Schedule