Check out the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup following Qualifying, round 6 of 36.
Denny Hamlin put the finishing touches on a locally‑charged Saturday effort to seize pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, beating William Byron by a narrow 0.056‑second margin.
Josh Berry reprised his usual role as Martinsville dark‑horse to secure the third starting spot for Wood Brothers, alongside Hamlin‘s teammate Ty Gibbs in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
New Zealand road‑course ace Shane van Gisbergen continued to erase the “specialist” label by qualifying fifth with Austin Cindric, Carson Hocevar, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano and Chase Elliott completing the top ten.
2026 NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 19.275 | 98.241 | |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 19.331 | 0.056 | 97.957 |
| 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 19.334 | 0.059 | 97.941 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 19.338 | 0.063 | 97.921 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 19.339 | 0.064 | 97.916 |
| 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 19.351 | 0.076 | 97.855 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 19.363 | 0.088 | 97.795 |
| 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 19.376 | 0.101 | 97.729 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 19.389 | 0.114 | 97.664 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 19.392 | 0.117 | 97.649 |
| 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 19.398 | 0.123 | 97.618 |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 19.429 | 0.154 | 97.463 |
| 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 19.432 | 0.157 | 97.448 |
| 14 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 19.444 | 0.169 | 97.387 |
| 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 19.445 | 0.170 | 97.382 |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 19.446 | 0.171 | 97.377 |
| 17 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 19.453 | 0.178 | 97.342 |
| 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 19.457 | 0.182 | 97.322 |
| 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 19.486 | 0.211 | 97.177 |
| 20 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 19.495 | 0.220 | 97.133 |
| 21 | 48 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 19.503 | 0.228 | 97.093 |
| 22 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 19.508 | 0.233 | 97.068 |
| 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 19.518 | 0.243 | 97.018 |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 19.530 | 0.255 | 96.959 |
| 25 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 19.536 | 0.261 | 96.929 |
| 26 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 19.561 | 0.286 | 96.805 |
| 27 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 19.562 | 0.287 | 96.800 |
| 28 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 19.578 | 0.303 | 96.721 |
| 29 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 19.588 | 0.313 | 96.671 |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 19.625 | 0.350 | 96.489 |
| 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 19.650 | 0.375 | 96.366 |
| 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 19.664 | 0.389 | 96.298 |
| 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 19.676 | 0.401 | 96.239 |
| 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 19.705 | 0.430 | 96.097 |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 19.719 | 0.444 | 96.029 |
| 36 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 19.760 | 0.485 | 95.830 |
| 37 | 33 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 19.921 | 0.646 | 95.055 |
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