NASCAR 2023: What is the qualifying order for Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway?

The Martinsville Speedway will host the NASCAR 2023 Xfinity 500 this weekend. The ninth playoff race of the season and elimination race of the Round of 8 kicks off at 2 pm ET on Sunday, Oct. 29, in a 263-mile action-packed contest.

Located in Ridgeway, Virginia, the Martinsville Speedway has the shortest track on the schedule with a 0.526-mile-long total length. It opened in 1949 and features four turns with 12 degrees of turns and zero degrees of straight.

Apart from making a first appearance on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar this season, the Martinsville Speedway will also host the Xfinity and Whelen Modified Tour this weekend.

The Xfinity 500 will comprise 36 drivers, including the remaining eight playoff drivers. Just like the other NASCAR races, practice sessions will open this racing weekend on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 12:35 pm ET on USA Network.

That will be followed by a qualifying race at 1:20 pm ET, which will determine the starting order for Xfinity 500.

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Qualifying order for NASCAR 2023 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway

NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass tweeted the qualifying order for the upcoming Cup and Xfinity Series races this weekend at the Martinsville Speedway.

The qualifying order for NASCAR Xfinity 500 has been divided into Group A and Group B, with BJ McLeod leading Group A and Carson Hocevar leading Group B.

Here's the full qualifying order for Xfinity 500:

Group A

1. BJ McLeod – 37.750
2. JJ Yeley(i) – 33.850
3. Ryan Newman - 29.850
4. Todd Gilliland - 26.950
5. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – 23.450
6. Corey LaJoie – 21.800
7. Erik Jones – 20.350
8. Daniel Suarez – 18.800
9. Brad Keselowski – 18.350
10. Austin Cindric – 16.900
11. Kyle Busch – 15.250
12. Kevin Harvick – 13.400
13. Ty Gibbs # - 11.200
14. Bubba Wallace – 9.550
15. Denny Hamlin (P) – 19.200
16. Chris Buescher (P) – 16.550
17. Tyler Reddick (P) – 4.600
18. William Byron (P) – 2.650

Group B

1. Carson Hocevar – 35.600
2. Harrison Burton – 33.050
3. Ty Dillon – 28.350
4. Justin Haley – 24.300
5. Chase Briscoe – 22.750
6. Ross Chastain – 20.950
7. Alex Bowman – 19.800
8. Michael McDowell – 18.800
9. Ryan Preece – 18.050
10. Austin Dillon – 16.800
11. Aric Almirola – 13.700
12. AJ Allmendinger – 12.100
13. Joey Logano – 10.000
14. Martin Truex, Jr. (P) – 19.950
15. Kyle Larson (P) – 18.850
16. Chase Elliott (P) – 13.750
17. Ryan Blaney (P) – 2.800
18. Christopher Bell (P) – 1.350

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Watch all the teams and drivers at the Martinsville Speedway this weekend live on NBC and MRN.