We are aware that there was a technical issue during qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.
While the results were able to be updated throughout Saturday's single-car qualifying session around the four-turn, 0.526-mile (0.847-kilometer) Ridgeway, Virginia oval before ultimately being finalized after the session concluded, the article effectively duplicated within itself and created a separate section in which a blank chart indicated that the session had yet to conclude.
To get ahead of any potential confusion, here is a clearer starting lineup chart for Sunday's 400-lap race.
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Martinsville
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
4 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
6 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
7 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
8 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
9 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
10 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
11 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
12 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
13 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
15 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
16 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
17 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
18 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
19 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
20 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
21 | Justin Allgaier, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
22 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
23 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
24 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
25 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
27 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
28 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
30 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
31 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
32 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
34 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
36 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
37 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin secured the pole position with a top lap time of 19.275 seconds (98.241 miles per hour). He ran both of his allotted qualfiying laps.
Several drivers, including fellow front row qualifier William Byron, only ran one; drivers are allowed two laps of qualifying on short tracks, but because the official qualifying speeds are based on top lap speeds, rather than two-lap average speeds, drivers can opt out of the second lap.
Hamlin beat the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to his 49th career Busch Light Pole Award by 0.056 seconds (0.284 miles per hour).
Any post-race "to the rear" penalties will be reflected in a separate article.
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