2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250

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.

2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250
Race details
Race 8 of 33 in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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

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Martinsville 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet AcceleratePros.com
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Half Off Wholesale
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up LFG BURN
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford TicketSmarter
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Harrison's USA
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Chevy Trucks
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul - Water Your Way
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Garrison Homes, Units Storage
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
18 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ShopUSAPickleball.com
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Lyons, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation & Logistics
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Sim Seats
26 Derek Griffith Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Racing
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet Gods Pit Crew, Puryear Tank
28 Natalie Decker RSS Racing Ford Nerd Focus, Plant Fuel, N29 Capital Partners
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet eRacing Association
35 Shane Lee Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Kitty Kat Coin
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue Industrial Snowblowers
38 Parker Retzlaff RSS Racing Ford Ponsse
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-Game
44 Howie DiSavino III Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Alpha Prime Sports Regimen
45 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet KeenParts.com
47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
52 Harrison Rhodes Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota Workpro Tools
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers
77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet Honest Amish
78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Alloy Employment Services
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's Fridge Hunters
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet Anderson Power Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet SOKAL Digital
Official entry list

Practice

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The 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

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Qualifying 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

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.728 95.985
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.829 95.496
3 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.860 95.347
4 18 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.924 95.041
5 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.937 94.979
6 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 19.950 94.917
7 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 19.962 94.860
8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 19.990 94.727
9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.009 94.637
10 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.035 94.515
11 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.074 94.331
12 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.077 94.317
13 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.086 94.275
14 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.105 94.186
15 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 20.107 94.176
16 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 20.131 94.064
17 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 20.145 93.999
18 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.149 93.980
19 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20.155 93.952
20 38 Parker Retzlaff RSS Racing Ford 20.159 93.933
21 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.162 93.919
22 44 Howie DiSavino III Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.195 93.766
23 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 20.280 93.373
24 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 20.308 93.244
25 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 20.332 93.134
26 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.357 93.020
27 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 20.363 92.992
28 35 Shane Lee Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 20.392 92.860
29 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.398 92.833
30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.407 92.792
31 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 20.409 92.783
32 47 Brennan Poole Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 20.420 92.733
33 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 20.444 92.624
Qualified by owner's points
34 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.451 92.592
35 08 David Starr SS-Green Light Racing Ford 20.479 92.465
36 26 Derek Griffith Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 20.568 92.065
37 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 20.694 91.505
38 28 Natalie Decker RSS Racing Ford 20.987 90.227
Failed to qualify
39 45 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.506 92.344
40 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet 20.633 91.775
41 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 20.771 91.116
42 78 Josh Williams B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 20.821 90.947
43 52 Harrison Rhodes Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 21.297 88.914
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Post race conflict

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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.[6] Gibbs was eventually fined $15,000 for hitting Mayer's car after the race.[7]

Race results

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Stage 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
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Jones muscles his way to Xfinity Series win at Martinsville". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Long, Dustin (April 8, 2022). "Ty Gibbs, Sam Mayer fight after Xfinity race". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Martinsville Spring Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  5. ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 7, 2022). "Ty Gibbs Continues to Show Strength in Qualifying, Wins Third Pole of 2022 at Martinsville". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.


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