NASCAR Xfinity Series results from Martinsville Speedway; Dale Earnhardt Jr returns
Update: Fight between Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer after the Martinsville race (Video)
Next up, the NASCAR Xfinity Series takes the stage in Martinsville, Virginia. They’re set for the half-mile of Martinsville Speedway with a Friday night showing.
View Martinsville Speedway results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race below.
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Dash for Cash Drivers ($100,000 Bonus) : Ty Gibbs; AJ Allmendinger; Riley Herbst; Sam Mayer
Dale Earnhardt Jr is in the field. The team made unapproved adjustments after qualifying and the No. 88 will start at the back of the field.
Ty Gibbs and Justin Allgaier line up on the front row. 250 laps of short track racing are up next…
Martinsville Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 60 (1-60 / 250)
Lap 1, Brennan Poole is up in smoke on lap 1. The caution is back out.
Green, Gibbs and Allgaier run even off turn two. Allgaier hangs with him via the outside lane but Gibbs clears him laps later.
Lap 40, Howie Disavino III is stalled and the caution is back out.
Ty Gibbs cruises to the win in stage 1 at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ty Gibbs; 2. Justin Allgaier; 3. Ryan Truex; 4. Landon Cassill; 5. Daniel Hemric; 6. AJ Allmendinger; 7. Brandon Jones; 8. Josh Berry; 9. Sam Mayer; 10. Sheldon Creed;
Martinsville Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 60 (61-120 / 250)
Gibbs heads for the pit lane. Five cars stay out. Noah Gragson and Myatt Snider set the front row.
Green flag on stage two, Gragson leads them into turn one.
Lap 73, Jade Buford is around with help from Joe Graf Jr, caution.
Green, Gragson is clear into turn one. Ty Gibbs was the first car to select the outside row and he holds 2nd off turn two.
Lap 84, Dale Earnhardt Jr is stuck on the outside and he’s fight a tight handling machine. He drops to 9th before he can drop to the inside lane.
Lap 88, Ty Gibbs has a run on Gragson off turn two. He looks to the inside in turn three. Gragson crowds him but Gibbs is there and takes the lead off turn four.
Lap 101, Stefan Parsons is around with help from Joe Graf Jr, caution.
Lap 115, Derek Griffith spins with help from Anthony Alfredo and the caution is out.
Gibbs and most of the leaders head for the pit lane. Brandon Jones elects to stay out.
It’s a one lap shootout to the stage finish. Green, Jones and Landon Cassill run side by side for the stage win off turn two. Jones noses ahead into turn three.
Brandon Jones wins stage two at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Brandon Jones; 2. Landon Cassill; 3. Ryan Sieg; 4. Brandon Brown; 5. David Starr; 6. Anthony Alfredo; 7. Stefan Parsons; 8. Jeremy Clements; 9. Riley Herbst; 10. Shane Lee;
Martinsville Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 130 (121-250 / 250)
Jones and the rest of the drivers who stayed out head for the pit lane. Steffan Parsons, Riley Herbst and Shane Lee stay out. Ty Gibbs lines up as the second car on the inside lane.
Green flag on stage three, Parsons and Herbst run even into turn one and off turn two. Ty Gibbs dives to the inside of both to make it three wide for the lead into turn three. Herbst leads Gibbs off turn four.
Lap 130, Gibbs dives to the inside of Herbst. Side by side for the lead, Gibbs completes the pass off turn two.
96 to go, Justin Allgaier wheel hops into turn three. He clips the wall with the right rear and picks up moderate damage. The caution is out.
Gibbs pits from the race lead. Gibbs will restart 7th as Sheldon Creed and Brandon Jones take over the front row.
Green, Creed leads as Jones holds 2nd.
85 to go, Ryan Truex Jr spins as he shuts the door on Alex Labbe, caution.
Green, Josh Berry picks up a flat tire after contact with team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr off turn two. Berry spins into turn three and the caution is back out.
Green, Matt Mills is pushed into turn three by Riley Herbst. He backs it into the wall with heavy contact, caution.
Green, Gibbs pinches Brandon Jones into turn one. They run side by side for the lead. Gibbs nearly clears him but Jones tags him lightly in the left rear. Gibbs hangs onto it and they keep battling and he finally clears him via the outside lane to take over the lead.
50 to go
50 to go, Gibbs leads Noah Gragson by 0.5 seconds. Gragson is hanging with him.
30 to go, Stefan Parsons slows with no brakes and the caution is out.
Green, Gibbs clears Gragson into turn one. Sam Mayer takes over 3rd.
21 to go, Daniel Hemric spins with a flat tire after they banged doors running three wide. The caution is back out.
Green, Gibbs is clear into turn one. Mayer and Gragson run side by side for 2nd, Mayer clears him to take the spot!
13 to go, Jade Buford locks them up and spins, caution.
Green, Gibbs and Mayer run near even into turn one. They run four wide into turn one behind them, Dale Earnhardt Jr gets turned as a result. The caution is back out.
NASCAR Overtime
Green, Sam Mayer spins the tires on the outside lane, he clips Gragson as he tries to gather it up. Gragson is turned before turn one! The track is completely blocked as they stack up behind them! 10+ cars are collected with heavy damage and the red flag is out..
Green, Brandon looks to the inside of Gibbs into turn one. He tags him lightly in the left rear but Gibbs holds the lead off turn two.
1 to go, Jones has a run off turn four! Jones dives to the inside in turn one. They rub doors and Jones takes the lead.
Brandon Jones wins at Martinsville Speedway! They crash behind him off turn four!
Update: Fight between Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer after the Martinsville race (Video)
Martinsville Speedway Results
April 8, 2022
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Brandon Jones
2. Landon Cassill
3. AJ Allmendinger
4. Austin Hill
5. Sam Mayer
6. Riley Herbst
7. Ryan Truex
8. Ty Gibbs
9. Ryan Sieg
10. Jeremy Clements
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr
12. Parker Retzlaff
13. Daniel Hemric
14. Anthony Alfredo
15. Alex Labbe
16. Kyle Weatherman
17. Bayley Currey
18. Matt Mills
19. Josh Berry
20. Noah Gragson
21. Derek Griffith
22. Jade Buford
23. David Starr
24. Myatt Snider
25. Ryan Vargas
26. Joe Graf Jr
27. Shane Lee
28. Stefan Parsons
29. Justin Allgaier
30. Sheldon Creed
31. JJ Yeley
32. Jeb Burton
33. Mason Massey
34. Brandon Brown
35. Natalie Decker
36. Howie Disavino III
37. Brett Moffitt
38. Brennan Poole
Dash 4 Cash Results
$100,000 Bonus
The highest finisher of the four drivers pockets a bonus of $100,000:
1. AJ Allmendinger
Finished 3rd
2. Sam Mayer
Finished 5th
3. Riley Herbst
Finished 6th
4. Ty Gibbs
Finished 8th
Dash 4 Cash Qualifiers
Talladega
The top four full-time finishers are eligible for the $100k bonus in the next race at Talladega
Brandon Jones
Race Winner
Landon Cassill
2nd place finisher
AJ Allemendinger
3rd place finisher
Austin Hill
4th place finisher
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. AJ Allmendinger
342 | 1 Win
2. Ty Gibbs
322 | 3 Wins
3. Noah Gragson
300 | 1 Win
4. Brandon Jones
253 | 1 Win
5. Josh Berry
248
6. Sam Mayer
235
7. Justin Allgaier
233
8. Daniel Hemric
227
9. Ryan Sieg
227
10. Austin Hill
226 | 1 Win
11. Riley Herbst
212
12. Landon Cassill
201
13. Anthony Alfredo
186
14. Brandon Brown
174
15. Sheldon Creed
172
16. Jeb Burton
157
17. Brett Moffitt
139
18. Jeremy Clements
129
19. Alex Labbe
121
20. Myatt Snider
113
21. JJ Yeley
113
22. Trevor Bayne
109
23. Kyle Weatherman
103
24. Jade Buford
103
25. Bayley Currey
91
26. Mason Massey
88
27. Ryan Vargas
79
28. Ryan Truex
78
29. Joe Graf Jr
77
30. Kyle Sieg
75
31. Stefan Parsons
70
32. Parker Retzlaff
58
33. Jeffrey Earnhardt
57
34. Matt Mills
53
35. Josh Williams
49
Martinsville Speedway
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