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Kyle Larson barely nipped Bubba Wallace for the pole in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday evening at Martinsville Speedway. Larson, the final driver to make a qualifying lap, won the pole in hi…
Kyle Larson narrowly beat Bubba Wallace for the pole position in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday evening. Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, clinched the pole with a speed of 96.034mph, marking his second pole at Martinsville Speedway. Sunday’s race will mark Hendrick Motorsports’ anniversary at Martinsville Speedway, aiming for their 29th victory. Bubba Wallace will start in second place, followed by Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., and Chase Briscoe in the top five qualifiers. Joey Logano, Josh Berry, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, and Alex Bowman round out the top 10 starters, with Kyle Busch in 11th and Ross Chastain in 12th place. Christopher Bell, Noah Gragson, Austin Dillon, and others qualified further down the grid. Corey LaJoie, who was fastest in practice, will start in 32nd place. David Starr secured the last starting position for the Cook Out 400 on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
