2022 Dead On Tools 250

The 2022 Dead On Tools 250 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent paperclip-shaped short track. The race was increased from 250 laps to 269 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime finishes. In a chaotic race that brought several cautions, Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the race in controversy, after he would bump into his teammate, Brandon Jones, on the final lap, causing him to spin in turn two. Gibbs would dominate for parts of the race as well, leading 102 laps. This was Gibbs' 10th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his sixth of the season. Gibbs would also earn a spot in the championship four, despite already advancing on points.[1] To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.

2022 Dead On Tools 250
Race details
Race 32 of 33 of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 29, 2022
Official name 16th Annual Dead On Tools 250
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 269 laps, 141.4 mi (227 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 157.8 mi (254 km)
Average speed 60.410 mph (97.220 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 19.832
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Meanwhile, the drivers that will advance into championship four are Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Noah Gragson, and Ty Gibbs. A. J. Allmendinger, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer, and Brandon Jones would be eliminated from the playoffs.[1]

Background

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Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed.[2] It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros
02 Blaine Perkins (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Warrior Health Foundation
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Aleve
5 Matt Mills (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Williamsburg Contracting
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford Bucked Up Energy
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet iRacing, BRANDT
08 Brandon Brown SS-Green Light Racing Ford Solid Rock Carriers
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet StormX
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AG1 Athletic Greens
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Finishing Touch, Food City
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Tuscany Faucets, Menards
21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industrial
23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dead On Tools
26 Derek Griffith Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Hudson Speedway
27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet State Water Heaters
31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet TaxSlayer
34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet eRacing Association
35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Jordan Tiegs Designs
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue Industrial Snowblowers
38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing, A-GAME
44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Virginia State University
45 Howie Disavino III Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Travis Mills Foundation
47 Dawson Cram Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet KMI Trucking, Michael Waltrip Brewing
48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Borchetta Bourbon
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Spartan Waste, Fox Sports 98.3
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota CW & Sons Infrastructure
68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet Jerry Hunt Supercenter
78 Stefan Parsons (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Rich Mar Florist
91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet Anderson Power Services
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Sleep Well
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, October 28, at 4:00 PM EST.[3] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time out of all drivers, with a lap of 20.348, and an average speed of 93.061 mph (149.767 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.348 93.061
2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.355 93.029
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.375 92.937
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 28, at 4:35 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.[5] Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.832, and an average speed of 95.482 mph (153.663 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.832 95.482
2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.863 95.333
3 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.867 95.314
4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.898 95.165
5 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.916 95.079
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.042 94.482
7 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 20.092 94.246
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.099 94.214
9 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.102 94.200
10 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 20.109 94.167
11 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 20.121 94.111
12 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 20.161 93.924
13 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.179 93.840
14 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20.196 93.761
15 26 Derek Griffith Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 20.207 93.710
16 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.208 93.705
17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 20.258 93.474
18 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.258 93.474
19 45 Howie DiSavino III Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 20.260 93.465
20 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.266 93.437
21 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.267 93.433
22 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20.271 93.414
23 02 Blaine Perkins (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 20.285 93.350
24 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 20.318 93.198
25 78 Stefan Parsons (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 20.347 93.065
26 5 Matt Mills (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 20.372 92.951
27 08 Brandon Brown SS-Green Light Racing Ford 20.426 92.705
28 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 20.455 92.574
29 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.509 92.330
30 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 20.532 92.227
31 68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 20.551 92.142
32 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.552 92.137
33 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 20.558 92.110
Qualified by owner's points
34 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 20.642 91.735
35 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 20.706 91.452
36 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet - -
37 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet - -
38 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet - -
Failed to qualify
39 47 Dawson Cram Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 20.923 90.503
40 77 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Racing Chevrolet 20.942 90.421
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 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 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 6
6 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2
10 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 149*

Fin. St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 102 Running 59
2 2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 39
3 8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 269 0 Running 39
4 5 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 269 23 Running 40
5 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 269 5 Running 49
6 22 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 269 0 Running 33
7 24 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 36
8 37 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 29
9 36 21 Austin Hill (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 33
10 23 02 Blaine Perkins (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 269 0 Running 0
11 11 27 Jeb Burton Our Motorsports Chevrolet 269 0 Running 29
12 18 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 0
13 21 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 24
14 14 31 Myatt Snider Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 23
15 15 26 Derek Griffith Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 269 0 Running 22
16 9 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 32
17 10 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 20
18 3 18 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 1 Running 25
19 27 08 Brandon Brown SS-Green Light Racing Ford 269 0 Running 18
20 13 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 269 40 Running 29
21 7 23 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 269 0 Running 17
22 33 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 269 0 Running 15
23 1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 98 Running 24
24 34 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 268 0 Running 13
25 32 91 Mason Massey DGM Racing Chevrolet 265 0 Running 12
26 31 68 Kris Wright Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 261 0 Running 11
27 12 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Ford 260 0 Running 10
28 19 45 Howie DiSavino III Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 259 0 Running 9
29 29 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 Running 8
30 38 34 Kyle Weatherman Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 242 0 Accident 7
31 25 78 Stefan Parsons (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 219 0 Accident 0
32 30 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 215 0 Accident 5
33 17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 206 0 Accident 4
34 28 66 J. J. Yeley MBM Motorsports Toyota 176 0 Brakes 3
35 26 5 Matt Mills (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 Engine 0
36 35 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 137 0 Brakes 1
37 16 10 Landon Cassill Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 108 0 Accident 1
38 20 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ a b Spencer, Reid (October 29, 2022). "Ty Gibbs wins Xfinity Series race at Martinsville; Championship 4 set". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76".
  3. ^ a b "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Martinsville Fall Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 Practice Results". TobyChristie.com. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "NASCAR announces practice, qualifying return in 2022". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 11, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Long, Dustin (October 28, 2022). "Martinsville Xfinity starting lineup: Brandon Jones wins pole". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2022.


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