Martin Truex Jr. Awarded Pole for STP 500 Following Cancellation of Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. will lead the field to green tomorrow (March 25th) for the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR revealed that all on-track action was canceled which included qualifying that was slated to begin at 5 p.m. ET. The field will be set by owner points meaning the No. 78 will start on the pole alongside the No. 18 of Kyle Busch.

The Team Penske trio of Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, and Ryan Blaney will round out the top-five starting spots. Denny Hamlin will start sixth, Kyle Larson seventh, Kevin Harvick eighth, Clint Bowyer ninth, and Aric Almirola will round out the top-ten.

Starting Lineup for The STP 500 at Martinsville

1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Kyle Busch
3. Joey Logano
4. Brad Keselowski
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Kyle Larson
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Clint Bowyer
10. Aric Almirola
11. Kurt Busch
12. Austin Dillon
13. Erik Jones
14. Ryan Newman
15. Paul Menard
16. Alex Bowman
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
18. Jimmie Johnson
19. Darrell Wallace Jr.
20. William Byron
21. Chase Elliott
22. Chris Buescher
23. Daniel Suarez
24. Michael McDowell
25. AJ Allmendinger
26. Jamie McMurray
27. Trevor Bayne
28. David Ragan
29. Kasey Kahne
30. Harrison Rhodes
31. Matt DiBenedetto
32. Ty Dillon
33. Ross Chastain
34. Gray Gaulding
35. Cole Whitt
36. Landon Cassill
37. DJ Kennington
38. JJ Yeley

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