# 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. 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 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. 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.
| # | 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

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 93.061 mph (149.767 km/h).
| 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

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 95.482 mph (153.663 km/h).
| 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

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

| | 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 ||||