NASCAR: 2022 Martinsville playoff qualifying – Full starting lineup

Keep tabs on Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series round of 8 playoff race at Martinsville Speedway.

The third and final race of the semifinal round of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is scheduled to take place this Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway.

Heading into the 500-lap round of 8 finale at the four-turn, 0.526-mile (0.847-kilometer) Ridgeway, Virginia oval, just one driver, Team Penske’s Joey Logano, has already clinched a spot in the Championship 4, leaving seven drivers to battle for the remaining three spots throughout the Xfinity 500.

The April winner at Martinsville Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron, is one of the three drivers who currently sits above the Championship 4 cut line but has not yet clinched a spot in the final round.

Qualifying groups for Sunday afternoon’s race were determined based on the results of the most recent race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The qualifying order was determined by the qualifying formula, which you can read about in more detail here.

The remaining playoff contenders weren’t factored into the formula until the non-playoff contenders were listed.

The session is a single-car, single-lap session, and the fastest five drivers in each of the two groups in the first round advance to the final round to battle for the pole position. Round two speeds determine the starting lineup’s top 10, while round one speeds, irrespective of group, determine the rest of the lineup.

Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the Xfinity 500.

Round 1, Group 1 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)

1st – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 96.205
2nd – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 95.961
3rd – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 95.859
4th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 95.762
5th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 95.569
6th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 95.496
7th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 95.448
8th – A.J. Allmendinger – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 95.213
9th – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 95.165
10th – Bubba Wallace – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 95.041
11th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 94.955
12th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 94.775
13th – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 94.742
14th – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 94.689
15th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 94.275
16th – Landon Cassill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 93.696
17th – J.J. Yeley – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 93.024
18th – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 90.864

Round 1, Group 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)

1st – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 96.322
2nd – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 96.034
3rd – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 95.917
4th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 95.869
5th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 95.864
6th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 95.815
7th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 95.801
8th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 95.694
9th – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 95.516
10th – Noah Gragson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 95.42
11th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 95.4
12th – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 95.343
13th – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 95.242
14th – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 95.199
15th – Ty Gibbs – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 94.951
16th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 94.879
17th – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 94.195
18th – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 93.525

Round 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)

1st – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 96.078
2nd – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 96.019
3rd – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 96.019
4th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 95.927
5th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 95.733
6th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 95.719
7th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 95.588
8th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 95.53
9th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 95.501
10th – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 94.998

Full starting lineup

Starting lineup

1st – Kyle Larson
2nd – Chase Elliott
3rd – Chase Briscoe
4th – Ryan Blaney
5th – Cole Custer
6th – Brad Keselowski
7th – Daniel Suarez
8th – Kevin Harvick
9th – Ross Chastain
10th – Harrison Burton
11th – Denny Hamlin
12th – Joey Logano
13th – Michael McDowell
14th – Corey LaJoie
15th – Aric Almirola
16th – Austin Dillon
17th – Noah Gragson
18th – Kyle Busch
19th – Todd Gilliland
20th – Christopher Bell
21st – A.J. Allmendinger
22nd – Chris Buescher
23rd – Erik Jones
24th – Bubba Wallace
25th – William Byron
26th – Ty Gibbs
27th – Martin Truex Jr.
28th – Tyler Reddick
29th – Justin Haley
30th – Austin Cindric
31st – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32nd – Ty Dillon
33rd – Landon Cassill
34th – B.J. McLeod
35th – J.J. Yeley
36th – Cody Ware

Tune in to NBC at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, October 30 for the live broadcast of the Xfinity 500 from Martinsville Speedway. If you have not yet started a free trial of FuboTV, now would be a great time to do so!