Entry List

The official 2023 Call 811 Before You Dig 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.

Call 811 Before You Dig 250

Saturday, April 15th, 2023

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 6 Toyota
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • Call811.com Before You Dig. 250
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250 with a lap of 20.057 seconds, 94.411 mph.
  • This is his 14th pole in 118 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in one races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2023 and his first in one race at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sheldon Creed (third) posted his third top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his sixth in eight races this season.
  • Parker Retzlaff (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, April 15th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
John Hunter Nemechek Wins with Dominating Performance in Martinsville

John Hunter Nemechek led a dominating 198 of 250 laps to win Saturday night's Call811.com Before You Dig 250 – besting his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Sammy Smith by 1.518-seconds to earn his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the 2023 season and first win in his first series-start at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

The 25-year-old Nemechek, of Mooresville, N.C., took the lead for good on a race restart with 32 laps remaining after winning the first two stages of the race. He, Smith and third place finisher Cole Custer were easily the class of the field all night running some version of 1-2-3 for most of the race.

Smith was able to nudge his way past Custer on the final lap for that runner-up showing.

As Nemechek took his No. 20 JGR Toyota to the front stretch to do a traditional burnout celebration, he literally set the track on fire briefly – perhaps a fitting finale to his hot night behind the wheel. Not only did he win the race, he won the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash incentive prize awarded by series sponsor Xfinity.

"I can't say enough about this whole team, if you would have asked me yesterday if we would have won, I thought we were a 10th place car in practice," said Nemechek, whose car was ironically sponsored by a fire extinguisher company (Pye Barker Fire & Safety). "Just grateful the guys made the right adjustments.

"Let's celebrate."

While Nemechek's car was so good on the night, there was still a lot of compelling wheel-to-wheel competition behind him. Fourth place finisher Josh Berry, for example, led the next highest number of laps (27) – his No. 8 JR Motorsport Chevrolet looking especially strong until a tire situation forced a long pit stop midway through the race. He rallied back through the field, however, to take his seventh-consecutive top-10 finish on the year tying the the longest stretch of his career.

Berry's JR Motorsports teammate Brandon Jones finished fifth – his first top 10 of the season in the No. 9 JRM Chevrolet – followed by another teammate, Justin Allgaier, who was able to keep his No. 7 JRM Chevy in the lead group of cars despite not feeling well himself and finishing the race on much older tires than the rest of the lead group.

Nemechek – who swept both stage wins – Smith, Custer and Berry are now eligible for the next installment of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash $100,000 award – next week at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The top finishing driver from among that four gets the big check.

"Congrats to them, they were the best car all night," Smith said.

Kaulig Racing teammates Daniel Hemric and Derek Kraus, AM Racing's Brett Moffitt and Kaulig's Chandler Smith rounded out the top 10.

Austin Hill – who leads all drivers with three wins this season – finished 16th and with Nemechek's win the second-generation driver takes over the points lead by 21 points over Hill.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 12 Minutes 50 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 59.398
  • Cautions: 10 for 82 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,497 (8.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • Call811.com Before You Dig. 250
  • Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 20 - Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Ben Beshore
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250, his fourth victory in 75 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Martinsville. Nemechek, Cole Custer, Sammy Smith and Jsoh Berry have qualified for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ty Gibbs celebrates with a burnout
Martinsville, Virginia - October 29, 2022 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Call 811 Before You Dig 250 at Martinsville Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 19 Ryan Truex Mayetta, NJ Mar 18, 1992 31 Toyota Toyota Outfitters Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
2 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 36 Chevrolet Chevy Truck Season JR Motorsports Jim Pohlman
3 48 Parker Kligerman Westport, CT Aug 8, 1990 32 Chevrolet Big Machine Racing Spiked Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
4 25 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 30 Ford AM Technical Solutions AM Racing Joe Williams
5 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 30 Chevrolet J.E. Burton Construction Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
6 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 33 Chevrolet SQRL / Gas POS Alpha Prime Racing TBA
7 43 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 33 Chevrolet Costa Oil Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
8 08 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 25 Ford Panini NFT SS-Green Light Racing Jason Miller
9 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 35 Ford CMRroofing.com RSS Racing Mike Scearce
10 96 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 25 Chevrolet Fanttik/BrewHaha FRS Racing Matt Weber
11 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 32 Chevrolet AG1 by Athletic Greens Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
12 6 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 32 Chevrolet JD Motorsports JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
13 00 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 25 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Jonathan Toney
14 4 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Apr 27, 1992 30 Chevrolet Morooka USA / Black Draft JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
15 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 25 Toyota Pye Barker Fire & Safety Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
16 26 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 24 Toyota Island Coastal Lager Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
17 91 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 29 Chevrolet Parking Guidance Systems DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
18 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 28 Chevrolet Bennett Transportation Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
19 9 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 26 Chevrolet Menards / Atlas Roofing JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
20 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 38 Chevrolet First Pacific Funding Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
21 38 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 24 Ford Lefcourt Brothers RSS Racing Steve Addington
22 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 29 Chevrolet Call 811 / Alloy Employer DGM Racing Bryan Berry
23 53 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 26 Ford J.F. Electric Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
24 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 24 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
25 78 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 24 Chevrolet DUDE WIPES BJ McLeod Motorsports Pat Tryson
26 35 Patrick Emerling Orchard Park, NY Sep 19, 1992 30 Toyota Emerling Gase Motorsports Emerling Gase Motorsports Paul Clapprood
27 07 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 24 Chevrolet Sokal SS-Green Light Racing Mark Hillman
28 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 25 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
29 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 32 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
30 02 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 23 Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet Our Motorsports Dan Stillman
31 28 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 21 Ford Night Owl RSS Racing Brad Parrott
32 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 19 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Mardy Lindley
33 10 Derek Kraus Stratford, WI Sep 1, 2011 11 Chevrolet Intl. Order of T. Roosevelt Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
34 16 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 20 Chevrolet Quick Tie Products, Inc. Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
35 31 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 19 Chevrolet FUNKAWAY Jordan Anderson Racing Joshua Graham
36 74 Kaden Honeycutt Willow Park, TX Jun 23, 2003 19 Chevrolet Service Master Restore CHK Racing Ryan Bell
37 24 Connor Mosack Charlotte, NC Jan 20, 1999 24 Toyota Toyota Racing Development Sam Hunt Racing Kris Bowen
38 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 18 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
39 45 Leland Honeyman Jr Phoenix, AZ Feb 23, 2005 18 Chevrolet Eighth Order Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr