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On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, the ninth race of this year's postseason and the final one in the Round of 8.
The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers that advanced made a second attempt to determine starting positions first through 10th. From there, the speeds from round one determined the rest of the starting positions, with Group A drivers filling out the outside row with Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Chase Briscoe, Ryan Preece, Chase Elliott, Harrison burton, and Austin Dillon. In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: Martin Truex Jr, William Byron, Ty Gibbs, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson.
Martinsville Xfinity 500 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 19.686 | 96.190 |
| 2. | Chase Elliott | 19.758 | 95.840 |
| 3. | William Byron | 19.735 | 95.951 |
| 4. | Chase Briscoe | 19.767 | 95.796 |
| 5. | Ty Gibbs | 19.743 | 95.912 |
| 6. | Harrison Burton | 19.807 | 95.603 |
| 7. | Alex Bowman | 19.744 | 95.908 |
| 8. | Ryan Preece | 19.831 | 95.487 |
| 9. | Kyle Larson | 19.809 | 95.593 |
| 10. | Austin Dillon | 19.856 | 95.367 |
| 11. | Josh Berry | 19.776 | 95.752 |
| 12. | Joey Logano | 19.795 | 95.661 |
| 13. | Todd Gilliland | 19.779 | 95.738 |
| 14. | Ryan Blaney | 19.796 | 95.656 |
| 15. | Daniel Hemric | 19.793 | 95.670 |
| 16. | Christopher Bell | 19.801 | 95.632 |
| 17. | Michael McDowell | 19.809 | 95.593 |
| 18. | Brad Keselowski | 19.803 | 95.622 |
| 19. | Bubba Wallace | 19.830 | 95.492 |
| 20. | Daniel Suarez | 19.805 | 95.612 |
| 21. | Erik Jones | 19.831 | 95.487 |
| 22. | Ross Chastain | 19.825 | 95.516 |
| 23. | Kyle Busch | 19.842 | 95.434 |
| 24. | Austin Cindric | 19.883 | 95.237 |
| 25. | Noah Gragson | 19.857 | 95.362 |
| 26. | Chris Buescher | 19.925 | 95.036 |
| 27. | Carson Hocevar | 19.866 | 95.319 |
| 28. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.926 | 95.032 |
| 29. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 19.895 | 95.180 |
| 30. | Justin Haley | 20.000 | 94.680 |
| 31. | Tyler Reddick | 19.902 | 95.146 |
| 32. | John Hunter Nemechek | 20.069 | 94.354 |
| 33. | Kaz Grala | 20.094 | 94.237 |
| 34. | Corey LaJoie | 20.110 | 94.162 |
| 35. | Josh Bilicki | 20.296 | 93.299 |
| 36. | Zane Smith | 20.156 | 93.947 |
| 37. | Denny Hamlin | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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