NASCAR: Larson starts from pole in Martinsville

NASCAR Cup Series Championship leader Kyle Larson will start from the pole at Martinsville this Sunday with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on the outside of the front row.

Larson is the only driver locked into the final 4 because he is the only driver to win a race in the Round of 8.

Larson will attempt a sweep of the Round of 8 starting from the pole at Martinsville Speedway.

Denny Hamlin starts third, Martin Truex starts fourth, and Joey Logano starts fifth. Truex won the Martinsville spring race.

Starting Lineup

  Pos Car Driver Team
Row 1: 1 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  2 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
Row 2: 3 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Ground Toyota
  4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota
Row 3: 5 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford
  6 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Dent Wizard Ford
Row 4: 7 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota
  8 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Richmond Ford
Row 5: 9 4 Kevin Harvick Unibet Ford
  10 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet
Row 6: 11 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet
  12 20 Christopher Bell STANLEY Toyota
Row 7: 13 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet
  14 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
Row 8: 15 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford
  16 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet
Row 9: 17 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota
  18 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet
Row 10: 19 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford
  20 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam Chevrolet
Row 11: 21 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
  22 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford
Row 12: 23 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/IHOP Ford
  24 41 Cole Custer Dixie Vodka Peach Cocktail Ford
Row 13: 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet
  26 37 Ryan Preece Thomas’/Kroger Chevrolet
Row 14: 27 6 Ryan Newman Ford
  28 43 Erik Jones Goody’s Cool Orange Chevrolet
Row 15: 29 7 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Chevrolet
  30 78 BJ McLeod(i) Keen Parts Ford
Row 16: 31 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet
  32 38 Anthony Alfredo # Dude Wipes Ford
Row 17: 33 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Ford
  34 53 Joey Gase(i) Chevrolet
Row 18: 35 77 Justin Haley(i) Spire + Chevrolet
  36 00 Quin Houff Sim Seats Chevrolet
Row 19: 37 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Chevrolet
  38 66 Timmy Hill(i) Crash Claims R Us Toyota