2022 Dead On Tools 250

{{Short description|32nd race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}

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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 {{Convert|0.526|mi|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.{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Reid |date=October 29, 2022 |title=Ty Gibbs wins Xfinity Series race at Martinsville; Championship 4 set |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/10/29/xfinity-series-playoffs-martinsville-recap/ |access-date=October 29, 2022 |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Wire Service}} 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.

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.

Background

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At {{convert|0.526|mi|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.{{Cite web |title=HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76 |url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?001+ful+HJ76ER+pdf }} 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 =

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

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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 \|nowrap\|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 \|nowrap\|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 \|nowrap\|Jesse Iwuji Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|eRacing Association
35 \|Patrick Emerling \|nowrap\|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
colspan="5" \|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/10/28/32-nxs-2022-entry-final.pdf Official entry list]

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2022 Dead On Tools 250

Background

= Entry list =

Practice

Qualifying

Race results

Standings after the race

References