William Byron, who likely needs a win in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville if he hopes to compete for a championship next weekend at Phoenix Raceway, was able to get it done in Saturday’s qualifying session at the 0.526-mile short track as he claimed the pole position.
The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet turned a lap time of 19.286-second (98.185 mph) in the session, which secured Byron his first career Martinsville pole by 0.002 seconds over Ty Gibbs, who will start second.
Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-five fastest qualifiers in the qualifying session.
Here is the official starting lineup for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, race 35 of 36.
Xfinity 500 Starting Lineup
| Row | Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Cincinnati Chevrolet | 19.286 | 0.000 | 98.185 |
| 1 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 19.288 | 0.002 | 98.175 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 19.315 | 0.029 | 98.038 |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 19.322 | 0.036 | 98.002 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian Toyota | 19.347 | 0.061 | 97.876 |
| 3 | 6 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Texas A&M University Ford | 19.348 | 0.062 | 97.871 |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing BetMGM Chevrolet | 19.352 | 0.066 | 97.850 |
| 4 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Llumar Window Film Chevrolet | 19.353 | 0.067 | 97.845 |
| 5 | 9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 19.376 | 0.090 | 97.729 |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 19.393 | 0.107 | 97.643 |
| 6 | 11 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Women in Motorsports / Gainbridge Chevrolet | 19.399 | 0.113 | 97.613 |
| 6 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Coofandy Toyota | 19.401 | 0.115 | 97.603 |
| 7 | 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Moose Fraternity Chevrolet | 19.408 | 0.122 | 97.568 |
| 7 | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 19.411 | 0.125 | 97.553 |
| 8 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 19.417 | 0.131 | 97.523 |
| 8 | 16 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 19.433 | 0.147 | 97.442 |
| 9 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 19.437 | 0.151 | 97.422 |
| 9 | 18 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Castrol / TA Centers of America Ford | 19.438 | 0.152 | 97.417 |
| 10 | 19 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 19.453 | 0.167 | 97.342 |
| 10 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 19.455 | 0.169 | 97.332 |
| 11 | 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing XFINITY Mobile Toyota | 19.459 | 0.173 | 97.312 |
| 11 | 22 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | 19.462 | 0.176 | 97.297 |
| 12 | 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 19.505 | 0.219 | 97.083 |
| 12 | 24 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 19.511 | 0.225 | 97.053 |
| 13 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 19.520 | 0.234 | 97.008 |
| 13 | 26 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 19.526 | 0.240 | 96.978 |
| 14 | 27 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 19.530 | 0.244 | 96.959 |
| 14 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 19.530 | 0.244 | 96.959 |
| 15 | 29 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Core Power Ford | 19.559 | 0.273 | 96.815 |
| 15 | 30 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet | 19.560 | 0.274 | 96.810 |
| 16 | 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 19.606 | 0.320 | 96.583 |
| 16 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | 19.629 | 0.343 | 96.470 |
| 17 | 33 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Black's Tire Chevrolet | 19.648 | 0.362 | 96.376 |
| 17 | 34 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 19.670 | 0.384 | 96.268 |
| 18 | 35 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Farm Rich Ford | 19.704 | 0.418 | 96.102 |
| 18 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Rexzilla / Kick.com Ford | 19.832 | 0.546 | 95.482 |
| 19 | 37 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 S.I. Yachts Ford | 19.895 | 0.609 | 95.180 |