Nemechek Dominates Martinsville with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Top Ten for DiBenedetto in Truck Series
Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, John Hunter Nemechek was the class of the field, winning Saturday’s Call811.com Before You Dig 250 for the NASCAR® Xfinity Series at Martinsville Speedway. Starting second, Nemechek led 198 of the 250-lap race and beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Sammy Smith to the stripe by over 1.5 seconds for his second series victory of 2023. Cole Custer finished third, while Josh Berry and Brandon Jones placed fourth and fifth. Drivers using JASPER products swept the top ten finishing positions. Matt DiBenedetto, also running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, finished seventh in Friday’s rain-shortened Long John Silver’s 200 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville. Grant Enfinger and Christian Eckes also posted top 15 finishes.
A recap of the weekend’s results from Martinsville Speedway follows.
NASCAR Xfinity Series – Call811.com Before You Dig 250 – Martinsville Speedway
1st #20 John Hunter Nemechek – Stage 1/Stage2 Winner
2nd #18 Sammy Smith
3rd #00 Cole Custer
4th #8 Josh Berry
5th #9 Brandon Jones
6th #7 Justin Allgaier
7th #11 Daniel Hemric
8th #10 Derek Kraus
9th #25 Brett Moffitt
10th #16 Chandler Smith
12th #19 Ryan Truex
13th #02 Blaine Perkins
16th #21 Austin Hill
17th #48 Parker Kligerman
18th #39 Ryan Sieg
20th #44 Jeffrey Earnhardt
25th #45 Leland Honeyman
27th #2 Sheldon Creed
28th #43 Ryan Ellis
30th #98 Riley Herbst
31st #1 Sam Mayer
35th #28 Kyle Sieg
37th #38 Joe Graf, Jr.
NASCAR Xfinity Series 2023 Point Standings
1st #20 John Hunter Nemechek
2nd #21 Austin Hill
3rd #16 Chandler Smith
4th #98 Riley Herbst
5th #8 Josh Berry
6th #7 Justin Allgaier
7th #18 Sammy Smith
8th #00 Cole Custer
9th #11 Daniel Hemric
10th #2 Sheldon Creed
11th #1 Sam Mayer
12th #48 Parker Kligerman
13th #9 Brandon Jones
14th #39 Ryan Sieg
16th #25 Brett Moffitt
21st #28 Kyle Sieg
22nd #38 Joe Graf, Jr.
23rd #19 Ryan Truex
24th #43 Ryan Ellis
27th #44 Jeffrey Earnhardt
30th #02 Blaine Perkins
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Long John Silver’s 200 – Martinsville Speedway
7th #25 Matt DiBenedetto
13th #35 Jake Garcia
14th #23 Grant Enfinger
15th #19 Christian Eckes
25th #24 Rajah Caruth
29th #30 Jonathan Shafer
31st #43 Daniel Dye
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2023 Points Standings
5th #19 Christian Eckes
6th #23 Grant Enfinger
9th #25 Matt DiBenedetto
12th #35 Jake Garcia
18th #24 Rajah Caruth
21st #43 Daniel Dye
