Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe have already locked up their spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway by winning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, respectively, to start the round of 8.
In this Sunday afternoon's 500-lap Xfinity 500 around the four-turn, 0.526-mile (0.847-kilometer) Ridgeway, Virginia, the other six remaining championship eligible drivers are set to battle for the two remaining spots to join them.
You know the drill: the qualifying order for this weekend's race was determined by the two-variable metric NASCAR put into place ahead of the 2025 season to replace the old four-variable metric that was used from 2020 to 2024.
A full breakdown of the current formula can be found here.
When it comes to the playoffs, none of the remaining championship eligible drivers are factored into the equation until the other non-playoff drivers (or eliminated playoff drivers) are lined up.
With 37 cars on the entry list this weekend following three driver lineup changes since this past Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, this means that the first 29 spots are occupied by those not in championship contention, while the remaining title contenders have been slotted in from No. 30 through No. 37 in the order.
Each driver is set to make a single two-lap qualifying attempt, and the fastest of the two laps counts. There is no second round shootout for the pole position, and because there are no groups, there are no row-by-row lane designations like we've seen in past years.
Here's the full Xfinity 500 qualifying order.
NASCAR Cup Series playoff qualifying order at Martinsville
1 - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
2 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
3 - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
4 - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
5 - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
6 - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
7 - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
8 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
9 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
10 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
11 - Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
12 - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
15 - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
16 - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
17 - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
18 - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
19 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
20 - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
21 - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
22 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
23 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
24 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
25 - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
26 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
27 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
28 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
29 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
30 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
32 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
33 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
34 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
35 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
36 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
37 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
NBC's live coverage of the Xfinity 500 is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, October 26. Start a free trial of FuboTV and don't miss any of the action from Martinsville Speedway!