AJ Allmendinger wins Xfinity "Dash 4 Cash" at Martinsville

 

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    Veteran race car driver AJ Allmendinger took home a large paycheck after the 2022 "Call 811 Before You Dig" 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, April 9th. The Kaulig Racing driver finished the race in 3rd, but he also won the Xfinity "Dash 4 Cash" prize this weekend.

Drivers Ty Gibbs, Sam Mayer, AJ Allmendinger, and Riley Herbst were eligible for the Xfinity "Dash 4 Cash" prize at the end of today's race. They were eligible based on the finish at Richmond International Raceway and consisting of points-eligible driver for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. So, only drivers racing for championship points in the series was eligible for the chance to compete for this prize.

Gibbs showed his strength early, finishing 1st in Stage 1, 11st in Stage 2, and right back to the front row for multiple restarts during the final stage. Gibbs appeared to run away from the field in the final restart, but messed up more than once, allowing Sam Mayer and Brandon Jones to catchup with him before the checkered flag fell. Mayer and Gibbs would run into each other until Allmendinger blew right past him in the final corner of the race. So, AJ Allmendinger picked up the $100,000 prize for his No. 16 Kaulig Racing team.

At the finish of today's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, race winner Brandon Jones, Landon Cassill, AJ Allmendinger, and Austin Hill will compete for the next "Dash 4 Cash" prize at Talladega Superspeedway in two weeks.