Cook Out 400 qualifying results: Denny Hamlin wins pole, lineup set for NASCAR Cup Series race
Denny Hamlin won the pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday afternoon, locking in the best starting spot ahead of Sunday’s big race. Coming off of yet another Tyler Reddick win at Darlington, Hamlin has a great opportunity to cut into the No. 45 driver’s points lead.
Bubba Wallace, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry for 23XI, was the fastest of Group 1 in practice with a 19.68s lap. Todd Gilliland followed closely behind, turning in a 19.73. Ty Gibbs was the best of Group 2, edging out Todd Gilliland with a 19.70s lap. Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott also showed Top 5 speed by the time practice wrapped up.
You can view the complete running order for the Cook Out 400 below. As noted, Denny Hamlin is starting from the front row after his 19.275s qualifying lap and will be joined by William Byron.
Full running order:
Row 1: Denny Hamlin | William Byron
Row 2: Josh Berry | Ty Gibbs
Row 3: Shane van Gisbergen | Austin Cindric
Row 4: Carson Hocevar | Tyler Reddick
Row 5: Joey Logano | Chase Elliott
Row 6: Christopher Bell | Ryan Blaney
Row 7: Kyle Larson | Zane Smith
Row 8: Bubba Wallace | Chris Buescher
Row 9: Ryan Preece | Ross Chastain
Row 10: Erik Jones | Michael McDowell
Row 11: Justin Allgaier | Daniel Suarez
Row 12: Brad Keselowski | Cole Custer
Row 13: Connor Zilisch | Riley Herbst
Row 14: Chase Briscoe | AJ Allmendinger
Row 15: Todd Gilliland | Austin Dillon
Row 16: Noah Gragson | John Hunter Nemechek
Row 17: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kyle Busch
Row 18: Cody Ware | Ty Dillon
Row 19: Austin Hill
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Denny Hamlin reacts to winning Martinsville pole
“…Car was good today. It did a lot of really good things in practice, and I was hoping to get somewhere in that top 8 for qualifying. Really concentrated on hitting my marks. Doing what I needed to do. I thought the track had a 2-0 in it… It was good enough. They did a great job with the adjustments. Certainly, that’s going to be a great place to start,” Denny Hamlin said on the Prime Video broadcast.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville gets underway on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The race will be a 400-lap contest, covering a little more than 210 miles. It will be broadcast on FS1.
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville is set for later this afternoon. The broadcast starts at 3:30 pm ET. NOAPS qualifying was cancelled on account of weather, meaning last week’s Darlington winner, Justin Allgaier, will start from the pole.