Starting lineup, TV schedule for today’s race

William Byron is on the pole for the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on Oct. 26 at Martinsville.

Byron’s lap of 19.286 seconds was 0.002 seconds faster than Ty Gibbs to take the pole in qualifying on Oct. 25. Byron begins the race weekend below the playoff cutline before the final Round of 8 race.

Ryan Blaney, the winner of the last two fall Martinsville races, struggled in qualifying and will start outside the top 30. His path to the Championship 4 is likely through victory, and that leaves a lot of work to be done in the 500-lap race.

Here’s the full starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Martinsville.

NASCAR Martinsville qualifying results, starting lineup

1. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
5. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
7. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
11. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
12. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
14. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
15. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
17. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
18. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
19. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
20. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
21. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
22. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
23. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
24. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
25. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
26. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
27. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
29. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
30. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
31. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
33. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
35. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
37. Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

NASCAR Martinsville TV schedule, start time for the Xfinity 500

• Green Flag Time:  Approx. 1:15 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 26
• Track:  Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval) in Martinsville, Virginia
• Length: 500 laps, 263 miles
• Stages: 130 laps, 130 laps, 240 laps
• TV coverage: NBC
• Radio: MRN
• Streaming: Watch FREE on Fubo; HBO MAX app for in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Xfinity 500 will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Other streaming options for the race include HBO MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.