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. 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.
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.
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 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
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Derek GriffithSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet28Natalie DeckerRSS RacingFord31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Howie DiSavino IIIAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Harrison RhodesJimmy Means RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet77Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet78Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Thursday, April 7, at 5:30 PM EST. Sheldon Creed of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest in the session, with a time of 20.360 seconds and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20.36093.006254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.36692.978311Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet20.39392.855Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, April 7, at 6:00 PM EST. 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.
Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing scored the pole for the race, with a time of 19.728 seconds and a speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.72895.98527Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet19.82995.49639Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet19.86095.347418Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.92495.04152Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19.93794.979602Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet19.95094.917710Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet19.96294.860839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord19.99094.727911Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet20.00994.637108Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.03594.5151198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord20.07494.3311219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.07794.3171316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20.08694.2751421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20.10594.1861551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet20.10794.1761623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet20.13194.0641768Brandon Brown Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet20.14593.9991836Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet20.14993.9801931Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20.15593.9522038Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord20.15993.933211Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.16293.9192244Howie DiSavino IIIAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.19593.7662399Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet20.28093.3732407Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord20.30893.2442527Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet20.33293.1342691Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet20.35793.0202734Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet20.36392.9922835Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord20.39292.860294Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet20.39892.8333088Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet20.40792.7923148Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet20.40992.7833247Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet20.42092.7333366J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota20.44492.624Qualified by owner's points346Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet20.45192.5923508David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord20.47992.4653626Derek GriffithSam Hunt RacingToyota20.56892.065375Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet20.69491.5053828Natalie DeckerRSS RacingFord20.98790.227Failed to qualify3945Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.50692.3444077Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet20.63391.7754113Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota20.77191.1164278Josh WilliamsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet20.82190.9474352Harrison RhodesJimmy Means RacingChevrolet21.29788.914Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Post race conflict After 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. Gibbs was eventually fined $15,000 for hitting Mayer's car after the race.
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9318Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8410Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet7511Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet6616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota488Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet391Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2102Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10210Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet9339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord8468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet7508David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord6623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet5799Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet4851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet3998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord21035Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 100 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints11219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26128Running542710Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet2610Running5131316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2610Running3941421Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2610Running335211Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running3461198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2611Running337418Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2610Running388154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota261197Running399839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2610Running36101551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2610Running30113088Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running26122038Parker RetzlaffRSS RacingFord2610Running2513911Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2610Running30141623Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running28151836Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2610Running22162734Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running2117294Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running2018375Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running1919108Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running212039Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet26123Running17213626Derek GriffithSam Hunt RacingToyota2610Running16223148Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet2600Running15233508David StarrSS-Green Light RacingFord2600Running20241931Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2600Running1325346Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet2600Running12262407Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord2600Running11272835Shane LeeEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord2600Running11282399Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2605Running132927Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2601Running173052Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2596Running8313366J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota2590Running6322527Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet2550Accident5332691Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet2550DVP4341768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2500Accident10353828Natalie DeckerRSS RacingFord2420Running2362244Howie DiSavino IIIAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet370Driveshaft137602Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet130Driveshaft1383247Brennan PooleMike Harmon RacingChevrolet00Clutch1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 A. J. Allmendinger 342 2 Ty Gibbs 322 (-20) 3 Noah Gragson 300 (-42) 4 Brandon Jones 253 (-89) 5 Josh Berry 248 (-94) 6 Sam Mayer 235 (-107) 7 Justin Allgaier 233 (-109) 8 Daniel Hemric 227 (-115) 9 Ryan Sieg 227 (-115) 10 Austin Hill 226 (-116) 11 Riley Herbst 212 (-130) 12 Landon Cassill 201 (-141)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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