NASCAR Xfinity Series at Martinsville

Call 811 Before You Dig 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Martinsville Speedway
Location	Ridgeway, Virginia, United States
Corporate sponsor	Call 811 Before You Dig
First race	1970
First NXS race	1982
Distance	131.2 miles (211.1 km)
Laps	250[1] Stages 1/2: 60 each Final stage: 130
Previous names	Dogwood 500 (1982) Miller Time 250 (1983–1984) Miller 200 (1985) Miller Classic (1988–1991) Miller 500 (1986–1987, 1992–1994) Cook Out 250 (2021)
Most wins (driver)	Sam Ard Jimmy Hensley (2)
Most wins (team)	(2)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Buick Pontiac (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt Concrete (turns)
Length	0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Turns	4

The Call 811 Before You Dig 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car racing spring event at Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia, originally held from 1982 to 1994 as a standalone spring meeting, but starting in 2021 returns as part of a three-day tripleheader along with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Cup Series.

Spring race[]

It was first held as a Late Model Sportsman and Modified doubleheader in 1970, and in 1982 the Late Model Sportsman feature changed to a touring format for the original 1982 Budweiser Late Model Sportsman season, and stayed as a touring race until 1994. Following the 1994 season, both of Martinsville's race, the Miller 500 and the Advance Auto 500, were converted to Late Model only races. The March Late Model race was discontinued at the end of the 1997 season.

In 2021, the Xfinity Series restored Martinsville's spring date as a night race in support of the Cup Series' Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 and aligned with the Modified Tour where the two series race over consecutive nights, instead of racing on one day. The race is one of two Xfinity events at the short track along with the Draft Top 250 in the fall.^[2]

The race changed distances several times in its history. When first held in 1970, the Late Model Sportsman and Modified features were both 250 laps, covering 131.2 miles (211.1 km). Following the addition of local Late Models and the conversion of the Modified race into part of the NASCAR's regional touring series in 1985, the two touring races were decreased to 200 laps, 105.2 miles (169.3 km) with a 100 lap, 52.6 miles (84.7 km) Late Model feature, where it remained until the Modifieds were removed for the 1993 season, when the distance was increased to 300 laps, 157.8 miles (254.0 km) for the touring Busch Grand National cars, and 200 laps, 105.2 miles (169.3 km) for the Late Model race. When the race format became strictly Late Model only, the qualifying races and Late Model feature (25 lap heat races and last chance race) totaled 300 laps. The race was discontinued after the 1997 season, and only the fall race was held for Late Models.

The race was never 500 laps, miles, or kilometers in distance at any point in its history. The "500" originated from Martinsville's two traditional combination Late Model and/or Modified races that resulted in a 500-lap format:

• 1970–84: 250 laps, co-featured with Modifieds
• 1985–91: 200 laps, co-featured with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, and 100 laps Late Model racing
• 1992–94: 300 laps, and 200 laps Late Model racing

The 2021 Cup Weekend format will return to the 1970-84 format of 250 laps. The Whelen Modified Tour returns as the Thursday night feature, with the Xfinity race the Friday night feature. No practice or qualifying will be utilised as part of post-pandemic restrictions.

Past winners[]

Notes[]

• 2021: Race suspended from Friday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers)[]

Multiple winners (teams)[]

Manufacturer wins[]

# Wins	Make	Years Won
4	Pontiac	1984, 1985, 1986, 1992
	Buick	1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
3	Oldsmobile	1982, 1983, 1991
	Chevrolet	1987, 1994, 2021

Fall race[]

TBA

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Martinsville Speedway
Corporate sponsor	TBA
First race	1970 (Late Model)
First Xfinity Series race	1982
Distance	157.8 mi (254.0 km)
Laps	250 Stages 1/2: 60 each Final stage: 130
Previous names	Cardinal 500 Classic (1970–1984) Winn-Dixie 500 (1985–1986) Winston Classic (1987–1992) Advance Auto Parts 500 (1993) Advance Auto 500 (1994) Goody's 250 (2006) Draft Top 250 (2020) Dead on Tools 250 (2021)
Most wins (driver)	Harry Gant (2)
Most wins (team)	Whitaker Racing (2) Thomas Brothers Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Pontiac (5)

The race last run as Dead On Tools 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Originally a Late Model race when it began in 1970, it joined the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman touring series in 1982 (the original year), and remained a part of the series through 1994. Following the 1994 season, both of Martinsville's races, the Miller 500 and the Advance Auto 500, were switched to Late Model Only formats with the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. The Advance Auto 500 served as the final race of the season for the series for ten years, from 1982 through 1991. The series returned to Martinsville for one year for one race in 2006, where it was known as the Goody's 250, before being removed from the schedule again in 2007. The track was given a date on the Xfinity Series schedule again starting in 2020.

History[]

The race changed distances several times in its history. From its inception until 1984, the twin feature races was 250 laps for each division, covering 131.2 miles (211.1 km). When both the Modified and Late Model Sportsman cars had both become touring format races, the local Late Model feature reduced the Modified and Busch features in 1985 to 200 laps, 105.2 miles (169.3 km). After Modifieds were dropped in 1993 in light of early 1990s safety issues, the distance was increased to 300 laps, 157.8 miles (254.0 km), while the Late Model race increased to 200 laps, when it changed in 1994 to 300 laps. When the 1st revival occurred the race was changed to 250 laps & now for the 2nd revival it will go remain to 250 laps.

As was the tradition at Martinsville, the two non-Cup race weekends featured two or three races that totaled 500 laps, a tradition still in place today by the now-Late Model only race, with qualifying races totaling 100 laps and a 200-lap feature.

In 2006, the race returned at Martinsville and was only held once, as a standalone event during the summer. It had been speculated the race would be held at night, under a temporary lighting system to be installed at the track, but it was held in the afternoon instead. The Goody's 250 replaced the ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on the Busch Series schedule. The race was replaced in 2007 by the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The race was the final start in NASCAR for Darrell Waltrip and Ricky Craven.

The Xfinity Series returned to Martinsville in 2020 for a night race at the track in the fall as part of a triple-header with the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR Cup Series. It was the second-to-last race of the season.^[3] Draft Top was the title sponsor of the 250 lap race.^[4] Dead On Tools will be the title sponsor of the race in 2021.^[5]

Past winners (NASCAR Xfinity Series only)[]

• 2021: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)[]

Multiple winners (teams)[]

Manufacturer wins[]

# Wins	Make	Years Won
5	Pontiac	1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1993
3	Oldsmobile	1983, 1986, 1990
	Buick	1987, 1988, 1991
	Chevrolet	1992, 2006, 2021
1	Ford	1994
	Toyota	2020

References[]

External links[]

• Martinsville Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

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