Denny Hamlin, who is attempting to chase down Kyle Larson for the NASCAR Cup Series championship, will start the penultimate race of the season, Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, from the pole position.
Hamlin turned a 19.226-second (98.492 mph) lap around the 0.526-mile short track to secure the pole position by 0.049 seconds over Ty Gibbs, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate.
Kyle Larson, the series point leader, slotted in third in the qualifying session, while Austin Cindric and Joey Logano will start fourth and fifth.
Xfinity 500 Official Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Make | B. Time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.226 | 0.000 | 98.492 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.275 | 0.049 | 98.241 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson (C) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.300 | 0.074 | 98.114 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric (C) | Team Penske | Ford | 19.325 | 0.099 | 97.987 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano (C) | Team Penske | Ford | 19.330 | 0.104 | 97.962 |
| 6 | 60 | Ryan Preece (C) | RFK Racing | Ford | 19.343 | 0.117 | 97.896 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.354 | 0.128 | 97.840 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron (C) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.368 | 0.142 | 97.770 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (C) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.379 | 0.153 | 97.714 |
| 10 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 19.380 | 0.154 | 97.709 |
| 11 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.382 | 0.156 | 97.699 |
| 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 19.394 | 0.168 | 97.638 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (C) | Team Penske | Ford | 19.414 | 0.188 | 97.538 |
| 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.416 | 0.190 | 97.528 |
| 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 19.433 | 0.207 | 97.442 |
| 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 19.443 | 0.217 | 97.392 |
| 17 | 33 | Austin Hill(i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.449 | 0.223 | 97.362 |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher (C) | RFK Racing | Ford | 19.457 | 0.231 | 97.322 |
| 19 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 19.490 | 0.264 | 97.158 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.495 | 0.269 | 97.133 |
| 21 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 19.506 | 0.280 | 97.078 |
| 22 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.508 | 0.282 | 97.068 |
| 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 19.523 | 0.297 | 96.993 |
| 24 | 7 | Daniel Suarez (C) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.537 | 0.311 | 96.924 |
| 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (C) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.540 | 0.314 | 96.909 |
| 26 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.552 | 0.326 | 96.849 |
| 27 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 19.555 | 0.329 | 96.835 |
| 28 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 19.559 | 0.333 | 96.815 |
| 29 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 19.584 | 0.358 | 96.691 |
| 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 19.588 | 0.362 | 96.671 |
| 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.620 | 0.394 | 96.514 |
| 32 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 19.624 | 0.398 | 96.494 |
| 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.643 | 0.417 | 96.401 |
| 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.703 | 0.477 | 96.107 |
| 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 19.726 | 0.500 | 95.995 |
| 36 | 66 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 20.004 | 0.778 | 94.661 |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
