NASCAR starting positions for Martinsville Speedway; Practice times included
The NASCAR Cup Series drivers are unloaded in Martinsville, Virginia. The half-mile of Martinsville Speedway is set for a round of practice and qualifying on a Saturday afternoon.
View the Martinsville Speedway starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Martinsville Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Chase Elliott is turning his first laps since suffering a leg injury several weeks ago. Josh Berry remains on stand-by, just in case.
Bubba Wallace has brushed the wall with the right front during practice.
Just prior to qualifying, Tyler Reddick is fastest in practice. He turned a laptime at 20.217 seconds.
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round.
Chase Elliott brushed the wall on his qualifying lap in round 1. Michael McDowell also tagged the wall.
Martinsville Qualifying Group A (Round 1 – Top 5) : 1. Martin Truex Jr (20.106); 2. Daniel Suarez (20.139); 3. Kevin Harvick (20.159); 4. Chris Buescher (20.244); 5. Tyler Reddick (20.252)
Martinsville Qualifying Group B (Round 1 – Top 5) : 1. Ryan Preece (20.046); 2. Chase Briscoe (20.055); 3. Bubba Wallace (20.059); 4. Aric Almirola (20.120); 5. William Byron (20.193)
Ryan Preece will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime of 19.979 seconds with an average speed of 94.780mph.
Aric Almirola tied the time set by Suarez. Team owner points is the tie-breaker.
Martinsville Speedway
Starting Lineup
April 16, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Ryan Preece
19.979
2. Daniel Suarez
20.081
3. Aric Almirola
20.081
4. Chase Briscoe
20.112
5. Martin Truex Jr
20.119
6. Tyler Reddick
20.128
7. Kevin Harvick
20.150
8. William Byron
20.155
9. Bubba Wallace
20.167
10. Chris Buescher
20.191
Failed to advance out of round 1
11. Denny Hamlin
20.227
12. Ty Gibbs
20.232
13. Todd Gilliland
20.267
14. AJ Allmendinger
20.297
15. Joey Logano
20.304
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20.307
17. Kyle Busch
20.326
18. Austin Dillon
20.353
19. Kyle Larson
20.356
20. Michael McDowell
20.362
21. Brad Keselowski
20.377
22. Christopher Bell
20.382
23. Alex Bowman
20.382
24. Chase Elliott
20.384
25. Austin Cindric
20.394
26. Justin Haley
20.395
27. Corey LaJoie
20.408
28. Erik Jones
20.409
29. Noah Gragson
20.469
30. Anthony Alfredo
20.478
31. Ryan Blaney
20.507
32. Jeb Burton
20.507
33. Zane Smith
20.571
34. Ross Chastain
20.619
35. Ty Dillon
20.624
36. JJ Yeley
20.673
Martinsville Speedway
Practice Results
April 16, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Tyler Reddick
20.217
2. William Byron
20.395
3. Ross Chastain
20.397
4. Chris Buescher
20.446
5. Kevin Harvick
20.446
6. Daniel Suarez
20.453
7. Kyle Busch
20.456
8. Michael McDowell
20.466
9. Noah Gragson
20.467
10. Chase Elliott
20.479
11. AJ Allmendinger
20.489
12. Justin Haley
20.522
13. Bubba Wallace
20.522
14. Ryan Blaney
20.533
15. Kyle Larson
20.566
16. Corey LaJoie
20.575
17. Martin Truex Jr
20.593
18. Zane Smith
20.615
19. Austin Cindric
20.617
20. Aric Almirola
20.633
21. Denny Hamlin
20.663
22. Chase Briscoe
20.698
23. Joey Logano
20.700
24. Brad Keselowski
20.709
25. Alex Bowman
20.710
26. Harrison Burton
20.731
27. Todd Gilliland
20.732
28. Ty Gibbs
20.750
29. Christopher Bell
20.761
30. Ty Dillon
20.780
31. Ryan Preece
20.767
32. Austin Dillon
20.780
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20.809
34. Anthony Alfredo
20.826
35. Erik Jones
20.865
36. JJ Yeley
20.999
