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No. 5 Nascar Chevy On Pole For Martinsville Fall 2022

Hot off his win last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Larson poled the No. 5 Nascar Chevy Camaro ZL1 for Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.

Larson got around the half-mile oval track in 19.709 seconds, averaging 96.078 mph, good enough to take the green flag from the front row. He’ll have his teammate, Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Camaro, starting beside him in second place, with a best lap of 19.721 seconds at 96.019 mph.

Behind them will be a slew of Fords, with Chase Briscoe’s No. 14 Ford Mustang starting third, followed by Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Mustang starting fourth. Cole Custer’s No. 41 Mustang will start in fifth.

Martinsville is the penultimate race of the 2022 Cup Series season, meaning that upon its conclusion, the Championship 4 will be chosen. Currently, Nascar Chevy driver William Byron clings to the final Playoffs berth by a mere five points, so he’ll have some work to do if he wants to keep the No. 24 Camaro in the race for the Cup. Byron and the No. 24 Camaro ended up in Victory Lane the last time the Cup Series visited Martinsville in April.

“Yeah, there’s a little bit of confidence going into this race since we had a good race in the spring,” said Byron. “I feel good about this race track, but you just don’t know until you get out there. That’s honestly my mentality, just try to get in the car and not think too much.”

No penalties were handed out during pre-qualifying inspection, and every driver was able to post a lap. The Cup Series race at Martinsville will start at 2 p.m. ET on October 30th.

Nascar Cup Series Qualifying Results, Martinsville Speedway, October 29, 2022
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 19.709 96.078 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 19.721 96.019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 19.721 96.019 Ford Mustang
4 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Discount Tire Ford 19.74 95.927 Ford Mustang
5 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 19.78 95.733 Ford Mustang
6 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 19.783 95.719 Ford Mustang
7 99 Daniel Suarez Worldwide Expess Chevrolet 19.81 95.588 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 4 Kevin Harvick BOOsch Light Ford 19.822 95.53 Ford Mustang
9 1 Ross Chastain (P) Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 19.828 95.501 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
10 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 19.933 94.998 Ford Mustang
11 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Direct Toyota 19.763 95.815 Toyota TRD Camry
12 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 19.766 95.801 Ford Mustang
13 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford 19.788 95.694 Ford Mustang
14 7 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Chevrolet 19.825 95.516 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 19.829 95.496 Ford Mustang
16 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 32.941 136.608 C
16 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 19.839 95.448 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 48 Noah Gragson(i) Ally Chevrolet 19.845 95.42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 19.849 95.4 Toyota TRD Camry
20 4 Kevin Harvick #BuschLightPolite Ford 33.019 136.285 C
19 38 Todd Gilliland # Moji Sushi Ford 19.861 95.343 Ford Mustang
22 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Ford 33.055 136.137 C
20 20 Christopher Bell (P) DeWalt Toyota 19.882 95.242 Toyota TRD Camry
21 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Pardon My Cheesesteak Chevrolet 19.888 95.213 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 19.891 95.199 Ford Mustang
23 43 Erik Jones U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 19.898 95.165 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 45 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 19.924 95.041 Toyota TRD Camry
25 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 19.942 94.955 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 23 Ty Gibbs(i) Monster Energy Toyota 19.943 94.951 Toyota TRD Camry
27 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 19.958 94.879 Toyota TRD Camry
28 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 19.98 94.775 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 19.987 94.742 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Richmond Ford 19.998 94.689 Ford Mustang
31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 20.086 94.275 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32 42 Ty Dillon U.S. Space Force Chevrolet 20.103 94.195 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 77 Landon Cassill(i) Nations Guard Chevrolet 20.21 93.696 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 78 BJ McLeod(i) Motorsport Games Halloween Ford 20.247 93.525 Ford Mustang
35 15 JJ Yeley(i) Rad Cats Ford 20.356 93.024 Ford Mustang
36 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT UBCF Ford 20.84 90.864 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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  1. Come on Camaro give us another WIN going into the last race next week.

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