William Byron grabs second, Kyle Larson 10th at Martinsville Speedway

RIDGEWAY, Va. – Hendrick Motorsports

returns to one in every of its most profitable tracks because the NASCAR Cup Series takes on Martinsville Speedway this weekend, popularly referred to as “The Paperclip.”

And it was begin for the workforce. William Byron, driver of No. 24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, certified second with a 19.331-second lap, only a tick behind pole sitter, Denny Hamlin.

“Just trying to be patient with the conditions,” Byron mentioned. “Qualifying was a little different from last fall. I feel like we left pit road without a ton of grip, but I was happy with the lap. Feel like our race car is going to be really good tomorrow. We’ve learned a lot this year.”

Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Unifirst Chevrolet additionally grabbed a high half begin in 10th, whereas the No. 5 HendrickCars.com

Chevrolet of Kyle Larson will head out thirteenth. Justin Allgaier, who’s subbing in for regular driver Alex Bowman

secured the twenty first beginning place within the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet.

Having already scored 30 overall victories

At the 0.526-mile quick observe, together with Byron’s dramatic playoff win within the fall of 2025, the workforce is optimistic about its probabilities for the weekend. The Charlotte, North Carolina native now has three triumphs at the ability, whereas teammates Larson and Elliott have each earned a grandfather clock as properly. Those three additionally sit high 10 in factors heading into the weekend with Elliott (fifth), Byron (sixth) and Larson (tenth)

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You can catch all the motion dwell tomorrow at 3:30 pm ET on FS1.