Qualifying Results : Martinsville Speedway
Xfinity 500
Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA
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- Martinsville Speedway
- Xfinity 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 45
- Team : No 11 - King's Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Rolls Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
- Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Xfinity 500 with a lap of 19226 seconds, 98492 mph
- This is his 54th pole in 756 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his sixth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2026
- This is his sixth pole in 42 races at Martinsville Speedway
- Ty Gibbs (second) posted his 25th top-10 start of 2026 and his fifth in nine races at Martinsville Speedway
- Kyle Larson (third) posted his 15th top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway It is his 24th in 35 races this season
- Connor Zilisch (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 02.049 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 19 Minutes 6 Seconds
- Average Speed: 79.257
- Cautions: 6 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 2,973 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Martinsville Speedway
- Xfinity 500
- Race Winner: William Byron
- Age: 28
- Team : No 24 - Liberty University Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
- William Byron won the Xfinity 500, his 17th victory in 323 Cup Series races
- This is his first victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway
- Chase Elliott (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 23 races at Martinsville Speedway It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2026
- Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Martinsville Speedway
- Connor Zilisch (17th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 67 points over Christopher Bell
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.