Kyle Larson won the pole for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville on Saturday, posting a lap of 19.709 seconds (96.078 MPH) in the final round of qualifying to earn his fourth pole of the 2022 season. Larson's pole comes one week after a dominant performance at Homestead that earned him his third win of the season.
Larson was faster than all eight remaining playoff contenders, including Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott, who will join Larson in row one. They'll be followed by a row two consisting of Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, both of whom will likely have to win Sunday's race in order to qualify for the Championship 4.
Kyle Larson hangs on and wins the pole for the #Xfinity500 at Martinsville pic.twitter.com/7sx1qznK2d
— Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) October 29, 2022
Ross Chastain was the only other playoff driver to make the top 10, qualifying 9th. Denny Hamlin (11th) and Joey Logano (12th) start just outside the top 10, while Christopher Bell starts 20th. William Byron, who currently holds the final Championship 4 spot and won at Martinsville in the spring, starts deepest of all playoff contenders in 25th.
Xfinity 500 starting lineup
- #5 - Kyle Larson
- #9 - Chase Elliott
- #14 - Chase Briscoe
- #12 - Ryan Blaney
- #41 - Cole Custer
- #6 - Brad Keselowski
- #99 - Daniel Suarez
- #4 - Kevin Harvick
- #1 - Ross Chastain
- #21 - Harrison Burton (R)
- #11 - Denny Hamlin
- #22 - Joey Logano
- #34 - Michael McDowell
- #7 - Corey LaJoie
- #10 - Aric Almirola
- #3 - Austin Dillon
- #48 - Noah Gragson
- #18 - Kyle Busch
- #38 - Todd Gilliland (R)
- #20 - Christopher Bell
- #16 - A.J. Allmendinger
- #17 - Chris Buescher
- #43 - Erik Jones
- #45 - Bubba Wallace
- #24 - William Byron
- #23 - Ty Gibbs
- #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
- #8 - Tyler Reddick
- #31 - Justin Haley
- #2 - Austin Cindric (R)
- #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #42 - Ty Dillon
- #77 - Landon Cassill
- #78 - B.J. McLeod
- #15 - J.J. Yeley
- #51 - Cody Ware