Race details | |||
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Race 8 of 33 of the 2023 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 0.526 mi (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 | 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, and Brad Keselowski | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2023 Call 811.com Before You Dig 250 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville 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 for Joe Gibbs Racing, would put on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 198 laps, earning his fourth career NASCAR 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 for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.