2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250

Race details
Race 8 of 33 of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	April 15, 2023
Official name	16th Annual Call 811.com Before You Dig 250
Location	Martinsville Speedway,Ridgeway, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.526 miles (0.847 km)
Distance	250 laps, 131 mi (211 km)
Scheduled distance	250 laps, 131 mi (211 km)
Average speed	59.398 mph (95.592 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	20.057
Most laps led
Driver	John Hunter Nemechek	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	198
Winner
No. 20	John Hunter Nemechek	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Adam Alexander,Joey Logano, andBrad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250 was the 8thstock car race of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 16th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, inRidgeway, Virginia atMartinsville 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 forJoe Gibbs Racing, would put on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 198 laps, earning his fourth careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season; during his celebratory burnout, the rear of his car ignited fire.^[1] To fill out the podium,Sammy Smith, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, andCole Custer, driving forStewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Martinsville Speedway is aNASCAR-owned stock car racing track located inHenry County, inRidgeway, Virginia, just to the south ofMartinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in theNASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first pavedoval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 byH. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

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

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 PMEST.^[2]Cole Custer, driving forStewart-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).^[3]

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 14, at 5:35 PMEST.^[2] SinceMartinsville Speedway is ashort 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.^[4]Cole Custer, driving forStewart-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).^[5]

Stage 1Laps: 60

Stage 2Laps: 60

Stage 3Laps: 130

Drivers' Championship standings 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 Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

• NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway
• April 2023 sports events in the United States
• 2023 in sports in Virginia
• 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

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