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 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. 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 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. 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.
#DriverTeamMake1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Blaine Perkins (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Brandon BrownSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Derek GriffithSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet31Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Howie Disavino IIIAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet47Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota66J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota68Kris WrightBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet77Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet78Stefan Parsons (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice 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. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20.34893.06122Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20.35593.029316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20.37592.937Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 28, at 4:35 PM EST. 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. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.83295.48222Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19.86395.333318Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.86795.314454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.89895.16559Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet19.91695.07967Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.04294.482723Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet20.09294.246898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord20.09994.214916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20.10294.2001051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet20.10994.1671127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet20.12194.1111207Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord20.16193.924138Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.17993.8401431Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20.19693.7611526Derek GriffithSam Hunt RacingToyota20.20793.7101610Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet20.20893.7051739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord20.25893.4741844Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.25893.4741945Howie DiSavino IIIAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet20.26093.465204Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet20.26693.4372136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet20.26793.433221Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet20.27193.4142302Blaine Perkins (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet20.28593.3502448Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet20.31893.1982578Stefan Parsons (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet20.34793.065265Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet20.37292.9512708Brandon BrownSS-Green Light RacingFord20.42692.7052866J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota20.45592.574296Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet20.50992.3303035Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet20.53292.2273168Kris WrightBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet20.55192.1423291Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet20.55292.1373392Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet20.55892.110Qualified by owner's points3438C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord20.64291.7353513Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota20.70691.4523621Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet - -3711Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet - -3834Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet - -Failed to qualify3947Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet20.92390.5034077Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet20.94290.421Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet848Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord572Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4816A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig RacingChevrolet391Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet21021Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9316A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig RacingChevrolet849Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7548Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet668Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet5721Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4827Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord21023Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 149* Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota269102Running59222Sheldon Creed (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2690Running393898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2690Running39459Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet26923Running40567Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2695Running496221Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2690Running3372448Nick SanchezBig Machine RacingChevrolet2690Running3683711Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2690Running2993621Austin Hill (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2690Running33102302Blaine Perkins (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet2690Running0111127Jeb BurtonOur MotorsportsChevrolet2690Running29121844Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet2690Running0132136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2690Running24141431Myatt SniderJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2690Running23151526Derek GriffithSam Hunt RacingToyota2690Running2216916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2690Running32171051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2690Running2018318Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2691Running25192708Brandon BrownSS-Green Light RacingFord2690Running1820138Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet26940Running2921723Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet2690Running17223392Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2690Running1523119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26998Running24243438C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord2680Running13253291Mason MasseyDGM RacingChevrolet2650Running12263168Kris WrightBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2610Running11271207Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingFord2600Running10281945Howie DiSavino IIIAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2590Running929296Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet2480Running8303834Kyle WeathermanJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet2420Accident7312578Stefan Parsons (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2190Accident0323035Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet2150Accident5331739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2060Accident4342866J. J. YeleyMBM MotorsportsToyota1760Brakes335265Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1450Engine0363513Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota1370Brakes1371610Landon CassillKaulig RacingChevrolet1080Accident138204Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet550Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Noah Gragson 4,000 2 Ty Gibbs 4,000 (-0) 3 3 Josh Berry 4,000 (-0) 4 Justin Allgaier 4,000 (-0) 2 5 A. J. Allmendinger 2,297 (-1,703) 1 6 Austin Hill 2,245 (-1,755) 7 Sam Mayer 2,231 (-1,769) 1 8 Daniel Hemric 2,191 (-1,809) 1 9 Brandon Jones 2,189 (-1,811) 10 Riley Herbst 2,167 (-1,833) 11 Ryan Sieg 2,109 (-1,891) 12 Jeremy Clements 2,059 (-1,941)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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