NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Martinsville in March 2026

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Joe Gibbs Racing will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Martinsville Speedway in March. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the 2026 Cook Out 400 at Martinsville this weekend. William Byron will join Hamlin on the front row for Sunday afternoon's event. It is Hamlin's first pole position of the 2026 season.

Josh Berry and Ty Gibbs will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Justin Allgaier, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski, Chase Briscoe, and Kyle Busch all start 20th or worse for Sunday's event. It was a relatively smooth qualifying session.

The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Martinsville in March 2026 is below!

NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Martinsville (March 2026)​

1. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
2. No. 24 William Byron
3. No. 21 Josh Berry
4. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
5. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
6. No. 2 Austin Cindric
7. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
8. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
9. No. 22 Joey Logano
10. No. 9 Chase Elliott
11. No. 20 Christopher Bell
12. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
13. No. 5 Kyle Larson
14. No. 38 Zane Smith
15. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
16. No. 17 Chris Buescher
17. No. 60 Ryan Preece
18. No. 1 Ross Chastain
19. No. 43 Erik Jones
20. No. 71 Michael McDowell
21. No. 48 Justin Allgaier
22. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
23. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
24. No. 41 Cole Custer
25. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
26. No. 35 Riley Herbst
27. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
28. No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
29. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
30. No. 3 Austin Dillon
31. No. 4 Noah Gragson
32. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
33. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34. No. 8 Kyle Busch
35. No. 51 Cody Ware
36. No. 10 Ty Dillon
37. No. 33 Austin Hill

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Martinsville in March 2026

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