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 |