NASCAR at Martinsville 2025 Qualifying Results and Reaction to Full Starting Lineup

Christopher Bell captured the 14th NASCAR Cup Series pole of his career during qualifying at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, on Saturday.

With a lap time of 19.718 seconds, Bell beat out Chase Elliott by less than two one-hundredths of a second for the top starting position in Sunday's Cook Out 400.

The full qualifying order for Sunday's event is as follows, courtesy of NASCAR.com:

1. Christopher Bell: 19.718

2. Chase Elliott: 19.735

3. Alex Bowman: 19.738

4. Kyle Larson: 19.755

5. Denny Hamlin: 19.758

6. Chris Buescher: 19.758

7. Joey Logano: 19.762

8. Bubba Wallace: 19.766

9. Tyler Reddick: 19.780

10. William Byron: 19.782

11. Chase Briscoe: 19.805

12. Kyle Busch: 19.811

13. Ty Gibbs: 19.817

14. Josh Berry: 19.819

15. Michael McDowell: 19.833

16. John Hunter Nemechek: 19.844

17. Ross Chastain: 19.850

18. Austin Dillon: 19.858

19. Zane Smith: 19.866

20. Austin Cindric: 19.871

21. Ryan Preece: 19.884

22. Cole Custer: 19.890

23. A.J. Allmendinger: 19.893

24. Noah Gragson: 19.896

25. Todd Gilliland: 19.904

26. Daniel Suárez: 19.919

27. Brad Keselowski: 19.945

28. Ty Dillon: 19.976

29. Carson Hocevar: 19.981

30. Justin Haley: 19.991

31. Erik Jones: 19.994

32. Ryan Blaney: 20.019

33. Shane van Gisbergen: 20.090

34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 20.109

35. Riley Herbst: 20.118

36. Cody Ware: 20.268

37. Casey Mears: 20.583

38. Burt Myers: 20.613

The 30-year-old Bell is off to a red-hot start this season, as he won three consecutive Cup Series races at Atlanta, Circuit of the Americas and Phoenix.

His excellent form carried over to qualifying Saturday, as he laid down a blazing-fast lap that no other driver was able to match:

Bell is the only driver with more than one win so far this season, and he is currently fifth in the point standings.

His 2025 form, coupled with the fact that he won a Cup Series race at Martinsville in 2022, arguably makes Bell the driver to beat in the Cook Out 400.

Chase Elliott is another past winner at Martinsville, having entered Victory Lane in 2020, and he will have a great chance to take the checkered flag again Sunday after qualifying second.

Elliott seemed happy with his qualifying effort overall, but suggested there is more left in the tank, which is a scary piece of information for the rest of the field:

Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, won at Martinsville last year and in 2022. By virtue of qualifying 10th, he has to be considered a strong threat to win as well.

Ryan Blaney has won two of the past three Cup Series races at "The Paperclip," and he finished second in the points standings last season after winning the title in 2023.

All of that makes him a contender, although he has plenty of work to do after qualifying a disappointing 32nd.

The NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 is scheduled to start Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, and it will air on FS1.