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, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 16th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a permanent paperclip-shaped short track. The race was increased from 250 laps to 269 laps, due to numerous

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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

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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

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, and Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively. Meanwhile, the drivers that will advance into championship four are

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, Noah Gragson, and Ty Gibbs.

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, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer, and Brandon Jones would be eliminated from the playoffs.

Background

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. 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.

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 .

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 .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 60'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 60'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 149*''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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