2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250
# 2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250

The 2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 198 laps, earning his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season; during his celebratory burnout, the rear of his car ignited fire. To fill out the podium, Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

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 on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Accelerate Pros Talent |
| 02 | Blaine Perkins | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Morooka USA, Black Draft |
| 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | SEM Products |
| 07 | Dawson Cram | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | SOKAL Digital |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chevy Truck Season |
| 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | Panini NFT |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Atlas, Menards |
| 10 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Intl. Order of T. Roosevelt |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | AG1 - Athletic Greens |
| 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Quick Tie Productions |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pilot Flying J |
| 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Toyota Outfitters |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Toyota Racing Development |
| 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | AM Technical Solutions |
| 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Island Coastal Lager |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | J. E. Burton Construction |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Night Owl Contractors |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Emerling-Gase Motorsports |
| 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | Lefcourt Brothers |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Costa Oil |
| 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | SQRL, Gas POS |
| 45 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Eighth Order |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | First Pacific Funding |
| 53 | Matt Mills (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | J. F. Electric |
| 66 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Ford | MBM Motorsports |
| 74 | Kaden Honeycutt (i) | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | ServiceMaster Restore |
| 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 91 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Parking Guidance Systems |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Call 811, Alloy Employer Services |
| 96 | Kyle Weatherman | FRS Racing | Chevrolet | Fanttik, BrewHaha Brewing Company |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and will be held on Friday, April 14, at 5:00 PM EST. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 20.594, and an average speed of 91.949 mph (147.978 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.594 | 91.949 |
| 2 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.614 | 91.860 |
| 3 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.646 | 91.718 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 14, at 5:35 PM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 20.057, and an average speed of 94.411 mph (151.940 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.057 | 94.411 |
| 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.074 | 94.331 |
| 3 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.094 | 94.237 |
| 4 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 20.136 | 94.041 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.186 | 93.808 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.191 | 93.784 |
| 7 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.197 | 93.756 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.198 | 93.752 |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.207 | 93.710 |
| 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.211 | 93.692 |
| 11 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.223 | 93.636 |
| 12 | 10 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.272 | 93.410 |
| 13 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.281 | 93.368 |
| 14 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.290 | 93.327 |
| 15 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.296 | 93.299 |
| 16 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 20.309 | 93.239 |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 20.333 | 93.129 |
| 18 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 20.369 | 92.965 |
| 19 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 20.402 | 92.814 |
| 20 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 20.439 | 92.646 |
| 21 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 20.452 | 92.588 |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 20.519 | 92.285 |
| 23 | 02 | Blaine Perkins | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.533 | 92.222 |
| 24 | 91 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 20.559 | 92.106 |
| 25 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 20.577 | 92.025 |
| 26 | 53 | Matt Mills (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 20.578 | 92.021 |
| 27 | 96 | Kyle Weatherman | FRS Racing | Chevrolet | 20.597 | 91.936 |
| 28 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 20.600 | 91.922 |
| 29 | 07 | Dawson Cram | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 20.662 | 91.647 |
| 30 | 45 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 20.665 | 91.633 |
| 31 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 20.666 | 91.629 |
| 32 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.686 | 91.540 |
| 33 | 74 | Kaden Honeycutt (i) | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | 20.687 | 91.536 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 20.713 | 91.421 |
| 35 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 20.720 | 91.390 |
| 36 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 20.887 | 90.659 |
| 37 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 21.210 | 89.279 |
| 38 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.758 | 91.223 |
| 40 | 66 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 20.762 | 91.205 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 60

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 130

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 250 | 198 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 7 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 250 | 6 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 250 | 5 | Running | 50 |
| 4 | 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 27 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 6 | Running | 36 |
| 7 | 13 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 12 | 10 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 11 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 11 | 4 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 23 | 02 | Blaine Perkins | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 31 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 19 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 15 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 8 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 36 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 53 | Matt Mills (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 38 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 45 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 91 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 3 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 222 | 0 | Accident | 16 |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | Accident | 13 |
| 32 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 210 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 18 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 205 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 27 | 96 | Kyle Weatherman | FRS Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Suspension | 3 |
| 35 | 28 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 29 | 07 | Dawson Cram | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 33 | 74 | Kaden Honeycutt (i) | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 319 |
| 1 | 2 | Austin Hill | 298 (-21) |
| 1 | 3 | Chandler Smith | 285 (–34) |
| 2 | 4 | Riley Herbst | 281 (–38) |
| | 5 | Josh Berry | 276 (–43) |
| | 6 | Justin Allgaier | 267 (–52) |
| 2 | 7 | Sammy Smith | 254 (–65) |
| 2 | 8 | Cole Custer | 246 (–73) |
| 2 | 9 | Daniel Hemric | 233 (–86) |
| 3 | 10 | Sheldon Creed | 229 (–90) |
| 3 | 11 | Sam Mayer | 221 (–98) |
| | 12 | Parker Kligerman | 208 (–111) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
