John Hunter Nemechek cashes in on dominating Martinsville performance: John Hunter Nemechek led a dominating 198 of 250 laps to win Saturday night’s Call811.com Before You Dig 250 – besting his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Sammy Smith by 1.518-seconds to earn his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the 2023 season and first win in his first series-start at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.(Read more)(4-15-2023)

In dominating fashion, #20-John Hunter Nemechek led 198 of 250 laps en route to the victory in the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. It’s his second win of the season, and he took over the regular season championship lead by sweeping all three stages.
#18-Sammy Smith made a move on the final lap to finish second. #00-Cole Custer earned his best finish of the season in third, as #8-Josh Berry and #9-Brandon Jones rounded out the top five.
#7-Justin Allgaier placed sixth, with #11-Daniel Hemric, #10-Derek Kraus, #25-Brett Moffitt and #16-Chandler Smith completing the top 10.
#20-Nemechek won both stages, moving his total to three stage wins through the first eight races.
There were seven lead changes among six drivers and 10 cautions for 82 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 59.398 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Martinsville Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:
John Hunter Nemechek won the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250, his fourth victory in 75 Xfinity Series
races.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Martinsville Speedway.
Sammy Smith # (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his
third top-10 finish in 2023.
Cole Custer (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Martinsville Speedway.
Sammy Smith (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Martinsville. Nemechek, Cole Custer, Sammy
Smith and Jsoh Berry have qualified for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Talladega Superspeedway

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Martinsville (Race 8 of 33):
1)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (2 wins, regular season championship leader, 319 points)
2)#21-Austin Hill (3 wins) 298, -21
3)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win) 285, -34
4)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win) 254, -65
5)#98-Riley Herbst 281, -38
6)#8-Josh Berry 276,-43
7)#7-Justin Allgaier 267, -52
8)#00-Cole Custer 246, -73
9)#11-Daniel Hemric 233, -86
10)#2-Sheldon Creed 229, -90
11)#1-Sam Mayer 221, -98
12)#48-Parker Kligerman 208, -111
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #2-Sheldon Creed, #51-Jeremy Clements, #74-Kaden Honeycutt, #78-Anthony Alfredo, #91-Alex Labbe (all for unapproved adjustments).

Pit Stall Selections

After having the quickest short- and long-run speed in practice, #00-Cole Custer backed his speed up in qualifying to win the pole for the Call811.com 250 at Martinsville Speedway. #00-Custer turned a speed of 94.411 mph.
#20-John Hunter Nemechek has never competed at Martinsville in the Xfinity Series, but ran the second quickest lap (94.331 mph). #2-Sheldon Creed (94.237 mph), #31-Parker Retzlaff (94.041 mph) and #1-Sam Mayer (93.808 mph) round out the top five.
2021 Martinsville winner #8-Josh Berry will lineup sixth, with #18-Sammy Smith, #7-Justin Allgaier, #98-Riley Herbst and #9-Brandon Jones making up the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #4-Garrett Smithley, #66-Chad Finchum
See the complete Martinsville Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts – Martinsville
Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250 with a lap of 20.057 seconds,
94.411 mph.
This is his 14th pole in 118 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in one races at Martinsville Speedway.
John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2023 and his first in one race at
Martinsville Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (third) posted his third top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his sixth in eight races this season.
Parker Retzlaff (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Call811.com 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway is complete. After two, 15-minute groups, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#00-Cole Custer 91.949 mph
#18-Sammy Smith 91.860 mph
#11-Daniel Hemric 91.718 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 91.571 mph
#07-Dawson Cram 91.487 mph
Slowest: #35-Patrick Emerling 89.035 mph
Most laps run: #1-Mayer, 37
Notes: #91-Alex Labbe never turned a lap after having a brake line pinched.
See full Martinsville Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 cars on the entry list for Saturday’s Call811.com 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Two drivers/teams will miss the show.
Notables: #02-Blaine Perkins, #07-Stefan Parsons, #10-Derek Kraus, #19-Ryan Truex, #24-Connor Mosack, #35-Patrick Emerling, #45-Leland Honeyman Jr., #53-Joey Gase, #74-Kaden Honeycutt, #91-Alex Labbe.
See the full entry list on the Martinsville Entry List.

TandemDraft Stats – Martinsville Xfinity

Martinsville At-Track Schedule