Entry List

The official 2022 Dead On Tools 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Martinsville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Dead On Tools 250

Saturday, October 29th, 2022

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 7 Ford
  • 5 Toyota

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 3rd Annual Dead On Tools 250
  • Pole Winner: Brandon Jones
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 19 - Menards/Tuscany Faucets Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Brandon Jones won the Pole Award for the 3rd Annual Dead On Tools 250 with a lap of 19.832 seconds, 95.482 mph.
  • This is his eighth pole in 235 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in five races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his 19th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (third) posted his first top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his sixth in eight races this season.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, October 29th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Ty Gibbs wrecks teammate Brandon Jones for Xfinity win at Martinsville

Ty Gibbs took no prisoners Saturday with a race-winning move that dramatically altered the composition of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 field.

On the final lap of the third attempt at overtime, Gibbs rammed soon-to-be-ex-teammate Brandon Jones so hard the contact buckled the hood of Gibbs No. 54 Toyota.

The contact sent Jones, who had taken the lead on the previous lap, into the outside wall in Turns 1 and 2, and Gibbs had the lead when NASCAR called the 14th caution of the race because of wreck.

By then Gibbs already had clinched one of the two remaining spots in the Championship 4 Round, but the bulldozing move deprived Jones of an opportunity to race for the series title next Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.

As a chorus of boos rained down from the grandstand, Gibbs was unapologetic for that tactic that made him a race winner for the sixth time this season, for the first time at Martinsville and for the 10th time in 50 Xfinity Series starts.

"It was definitely not a clean move, for sure," Gibbs said. "I definitely didn't want to wreck him, but I definitely wanted to move him out of the groove so I could go win. I felt like we lost the spring race getting moved by him.

"He's my teammate, but definitely want to get the win here. It's important to get the win. And now we're going to the championships. It's cool. Hopefully, I don't get hit by any cans or anything right here.

"We got moved out of the way earlier this year so, it's part of it."

Jones won the pole and led 98 laps to Gibbs 102, but finished 23rd, the last driver on the lead lap.

"I know Ty enough to where I know he doesn't care about what he did," said Jones, who will move to JR Motorsports next season. "He's pretty much, well - he wasn't ‘pretty much' - he was locked into the next round. So really, what did that do?

"I don't really understand the move. I understand trying to get aggressive - you want to win the race. But to just destroy the race car, I don't see it. I don't get any satisfaction from it. Maybe he does. Maybe he likes to win that way? But I never have and never felt strong about racing that way. So we'll just take it and go for it."

Jones' misfortune elevated veteran Justin Allgaier, his soon-to-be-teammate at JR Motorsports into the final Championship 4 berth. Jones needed a victory to claim the spot, but Allgaier was in a position to advance on points, which he did by 12 points over Regular Season Champion AJ Allmendinger.

Allgaier finished fifth and Allmendinger 16th after contact between their cars cut Allmendinger's left rear tire as the drivers played bumper tag and swapped positions during the closing stages of the race. Allgaier was happy to advance but less than thrilled with the way it happened.

"I can't even describe it," Allgaier said. "It's disappointing that it's gotten to the point where it's - unfortunately easier to drive through somebody than it is to pass them. Really proud of our team. We never gave up until the checkered flag fell. Had a ton of damage right there (from a collision on Lap 262 in the second overtime) but made it to the final round."

After the race, Allmendinger sought Allgaier out on pit road and congratulated him.

"You get down to the end, (Allmendinger) was pushing pretty hard," Allgaier said. "He chose to run into us enough times that you get to the point where you have to go for it. He knew when he turned back left that we were going to hit.

"I hate it for those guys. I don't know if we could have run 25 laps battling as hard as we did there at the end. They've had a great season. We've had a great season. It's just so hard when it comes to the last race, especially at a place like Martinsville."

Gibbs and Allgaier will race for the series championship at Phoenix against Josh Berry and Noah Gragson, who earned their spots in the Championship 4 with respective victories at Las Vegas and Homestead-Miami in the Round of 8.

Non-Playoff drivers Sheldon Creed and Riley Herbst finished second and third after the late-race melee, followed by the JR Motorsports trio of Gragson, Allgaier and Sam Mayer. Nick Sanchez, Daniel Hemric, Austin Hill and Blaine Perkins completed the top 10.

Along with Allmendinger and Jones, Hill and Mayer were eliminated from the Playoffs.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Laps Actual: 269 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 20 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 60.410
  • Cautions: 14 for 91 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,420 (8.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 3rd Annual Dead On Tools 250
  • Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the 3rd Annual Dead On Tools 250, his 10th victory in 50 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his sixth victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Riley Herbst (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry and Justin Allgaier have all advanced to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Championship 4 Round.
Brandon Jones celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane
Martinsville, Virginia - April 8, 2022 : Brandon Jones, driver of the #19 Menards/Lyons Toyota, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 250 powered by Call 811.com at Martinsville Speedway.
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Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 40 Chevrolet Action Industries Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
2 66 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 46 Ford CW & Sons Infrastructure Motorsports Business Management George Church
3 10 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 33 Chevrolet StormX Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
4 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 36 Chevrolet iRacing / BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
5 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 30 Chevrolet State Water Heaters Our Motorsports Chad Walter
6 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 35 Ford CMRroofing.com\ A-game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
7 34 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 25 Chevrolet eRacing Association Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Dan Stillman
8 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 31 Chevrolet AG1 - Athletic Greens Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
9 13 Chad Finchum Knoxville, TN Sep 22, 1994 28 Ford Finishing Touch / Food City Motorsports Business Management Jason Houghtaling
10 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 26 Chevrolet Aleve JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
11 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 29 Chevrolet Larue Industrial Snow Blowers DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
12 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 28 Chevrolet Global Industrial Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
13 08 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 29 Ford Solid Rock Carriers SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Jason Miller
14 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 25 Toyota Menards/Tuscany Faucets Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
15 38 CJ McLaughlin Framingham, MA Jul 1, 1992 30 Ford SciAps RSS Racing Steve Addington
16 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 37 Chevrolet Spartan Waste, Fox Sports 98.3 Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
17 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 24 Ford Bucked Up Energy SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt Joe Williams
18 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 29 Chevrolet Sleep Well Inc. DGM Racing Michael Hillman
19 5 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 25 Chevrolet J.F. Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
20 31 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 27 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
21 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC JR Motorsports Luke Lambert
22 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 23 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
23 91 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 25 Chevrolet Anderson Power Services DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
24 23 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 23 Chevrolet Dead On Tools Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
25 35 Patrick Emerling Orchard Park, NY Sep 19, 1992 30 Toyota Jordan Tiegs Designs Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
26 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr Winston-Salem, NC Dec 21, 1995 26 Chevrolet Jerry Hunt Supercenter Bassett Racing Michael Hillman
27 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 22 Chevrolet Williamsburg Contracting JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
28 78 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Rich Mar Florist Racing BJ McLeod Motorsports Mike Tyska
29 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 25 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
30 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 32 Chevrolet Tire Pros JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
31 68 Kris Wright Wexford, PA Jul 17, 1994 28 Chevrolet First National Bank Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
32 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 20 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
33 02 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 22 Chevrolet Warrior Health Foundation Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
34 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 19 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
35 47 Dawson Cram San Diego, CA Sep 12, 2001 21 Chevrolet KMI Trucking Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
36 26 Derek Griffith Hudson, NH Feb 9, 1997 25 Toyota Hudson Speedway Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
37 45 Howie Disavino III Chesterfield, VA Apr 10, 2001 21 Chevrolet Travis Mills Foundation Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
38 48 Nicholas Sanchez Miami, FL Jun 10, 2001 21 Chevrolet Borchetta Bourbon Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
39 44 Rajah Caruth Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2002 20 Chevrolet Virginia State Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
40 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 18 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff