Nemechek took only five laps to grab the lead for the first time and ended up leading 198 of the 250 laps, and cruised to the victory by 1.518 seconds over Sammy Smith.
A late-race caution for a wreck involving Riley Herbst and Sam Mayer set up a restart with 17 laps to go but Nemechek quickly pulled away and was never seriously challenged for the lead.
The is Nemechek’s second this season and fourth of his career. Not only does he win a coveted Martinsville grandfather clock but he also claims the $100,000 Dash4Cash program bonus.
“I can’t say enough about this whole team,” Nemechek said. “If you would have asked me yesterday if we would have won, I thought we were a 10th-place car in practice; I didn’t think we were very good.
“Just grateful that the guys made the right adjustments and gave me a fast (car). Let’s celebrate! Coy (Gibbs) – I wish he was here to celebrate with us. Second one of the year!”
Cole Custer ended up third, Josh Berry overcame a late flat tire to finish fourth and Brandon Jones rounded out the top-five.
Completing the top-10 were Justin Allgaier, Daniel Hemric, Derek Kraus, Brett Moffitt and Chandler Smith,
Nemechek, Sammy Smith, Custer and Berry will be eligible for the $100,000 Dash4Cash bonus next weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Race winner John Hunter Nemechek, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Supra
Photo by: John Harrelson / NKP / Motorsport Images
Stage 3
Following the break between Stages 2 and 3, all the lead-lap cars decided to pit with Nemechek first off pit road.
On the restart on Lap 132, Nemechek was followed by Sammy Smith, Jones, Custer and Berry.
Joe Graf Jr. and Ryan Ellis wrecked in Turn 1 on Lap 135 to place the race under caution for the fifth time. Berry was forced to pit under the caution to replace a flat tire.
The race resumed on Lap 143 with Nemechek still in command.
Leland Honeyman, Dawson Cram and Alex Labbe wrecked off Turn 2 on Lap 144 to place the race back under caution. Nemechek remained out front on the restart on Lap 156.
Josh Williams spun off Turn 2 and came to a stop on the track which forced NASCAR to place the race back under caution on Lap 163. Nemechek still led the way on the restart on Lap 169.
With 50 laps remaining, Nemechek retained almost a 1-second lead over Custer as Sammy Smith ran third.
Jeremy Clements slammed into the Turn 2 wall on Lap 209 which brought out the eighth caution of the race.
Most of the lead-lap cars pit…
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