The 2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250 powered by Call811.com was the eighth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 15th iteration of the event, and the second race of the Dash 4 Cash. The race was held on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mile (0.847 km) permanent paperclip-shaped short track. The Dash 4 Cash in this race was consisted of Ty Gibbs, A. J. Allmendinger, Riley Herbst, and Sam Mayer, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars after Richmond Raceway. The race was extended from 250 laps to 261 laps, due to several NASCAR overtime restarts. Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the race, after moving his teammate, Ty Gibbs, on the final restart.[1] This was Jones' fifth career Xfinity Series win, and his first since 2020. To fill out the podium, Landon Cassill and A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Allmendinger was also able to win the Dash 4 Cash after finishing ahead of Gibbs, Herbst, and Mayer.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | April 8, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 15th Annual Call 811 Before You Dig 250 | ||
| Location | Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 261 laps, 137.2 mi (221 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 131.2 mi (211.1 km) | ||
| Average speed | 56.099 mph (90.283 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 19.728 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 197 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Austin Dillon, Erik Jones | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
A post-race fight occurred after the race, between Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer. On the last lap, Gibbs and Jones were battling for the lead, when Mayer and Landon Cassill both attempted to go around Gibbs on the inside line, and resulted with a three wide situation. Mayer's car would get loose, causing him to move up the racetrack, and putting Gibbs into the outside wall. Mayer and Gibbs would end up finishing 5th and 8th, respectively.[2]
Background
editMartinsville 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 that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editThe only 30-minute practice session was held on Thursday, April 7, at 5:30 PM EST.[3] Sheldon Creed of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest in the session, with a time of 20.360 seconds and a speed of 93.006 mph (149.679 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.360 | 93.006 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.366 | 92.978 |
| 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.393 | 92.855 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Thursday, April 7, at 6:00 PM EST.[3] Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole.[4]
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 19.728 seconds and a speed of 95.985 mph (154.473 km/h).[5]
Full qualifying results
editPost race conflict
editAfter the race, Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer got into a fistfight on pit road. On the last lap after getting passed by Brandon Jones, Gibbs was looking for a good finish when he got bumped by Sam Mayer and then Mayer shoved Gibbs up the racetrack in turn 4 after Mayer made contact with Landon Cassill. Mayer finished 5th while Gibbs finished 8th. After they took the checkered flag, Gibbs ran into Mayer's rear bumper a few times as a show of displeasure. On pit road, the two drivers got out of their cars and tried to talk with their helmets on. Gibbs then shoved Mayer as Mayer was taking his helmet off but Gibbs chose to keep his on. Upset with that, Mayer took Gibbs' visor and pushed it up as if he wants him to take his helmet off but Gibbs refused. After a shove by Mayer, Gibbs threw 3 punches at Mayer and the two got into a scuffle on pit road. Both drivers were eventually separated.[6] Gibbs was eventually fined $15,000 for hitting Mayer's car after the race.[7]
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 35 | Shane Lee | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 100
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 261 | 28 | Running | 54 |
| 2 | 7 | 10 | Landon Cassill | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 13 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 14 | 21 | Austin Hill (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 21 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 6 | 11 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 261 | 1 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 4 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 261 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 261 | 197 | Running | 39 |
| 9 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 261 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 10 | 15 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 11 | 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 20 | 38 | Parker Retzlaff | RSS Racing | Ford | 261 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 14 | 16 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 15 | 18 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 27 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Jesse Iwuji Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 29 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 37 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 10 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 20 | 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 261 | 23 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 36 | 26 | Derek Griffith | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 261 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 48 | Jade Buford | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 35 | 08 | David Starr | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 24 | 19 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 35 | Shane Lee | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 260 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 28 | 23 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 5 | Running | 13 |
| 29 | 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 1 | Running | 17 |
| 30 | 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 6 | Running | 8 |
| 31 | 33 | 66 | J. J. Yeley | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 259 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 25 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 255 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 26 | 91 | Mason Massey | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 255 | 0 | DVP | 4 |
| 34 | 17 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 35 | 38 | 28 | Natalie Decker | RSS Racing | Ford | 242 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 44 | Howie DiSavino III | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Driveshaft | 1 |
| 37 | 6 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Driveshaft | 1 |
| 38 | 32 | 47 | Brennan Poole | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Clutch | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Brandon Jones muscles his way to Xfinity Series win at Martinsville". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Long, Dustin (April 8, 2022). "Ty Gibbs, Sam Mayer fight after Xfinity race". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Martinsville Spring Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 7, 2022). "Ty Gibbs Continues to Show Strength in Qualifying, Wins Third Pole of 2022 at Martinsville". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Albert, Zack (April 8, 2022). "Ty Gibbs, Sam Mayer tussle on pit road after Martinsville race". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ Albert, Zack (April 12, 2022). "Penalty report: Ty Gibbs fined $15K for pit-road contact post-race at Martinsville; RCR penalized". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.