Qualifying was rained out for Sunday’s STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, so NASCAR set the field by practice speeds from earlier in the day on Friday.
Here’s how the field will line up for Sunday’s race, with live television coverage starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
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1
Kyle Larson
The hottest driver in NASCAR, Larson has one victory and three runner-up finishes in the last four races.
2
Chase Elliott
In the first five races of the year, Elliott has posted an impressive average finish of 8.8.
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3
Martin Truex Jr.
The Las Vegas winner has had a strong campaign so far, although Martinsville is not one of his better tracks.
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4
Brad Keselowski
A red-hot driver, Keselowski has one win, one runner-up and four top fives in his last four races.
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5
joey Logano
The Team Penske driver is still looking for his first Martinsville victory after a number of good runs here.
6
Jamie McMurray
Sixth in points right now, McMurray is off to a great start this year. He was fast again in practice.
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7
Ryan Blaney
In his second year with the Wood Brothers, Blaney and the team have both stepped it up a notch.
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8
Clint Bowyer
No one is loving life more right now than Bowyer, who’s back with a contending team finally.
9
Kevin Harvick
Daniel Knost is filling in for the suspended Rodney Childers as Harvick’s crew chief this week.
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10
Kyle Busch
The defending race winner, Busch could well make it two in a row here.
11
Ryan Newman
A victory at Phoenix means Newman is a virtually lock to make the NASCAR playoffs this season.
12
Denny Hamlin
A five-time Martinsville winner, Hamlin is one of the favorites this weekend. He’d love a sixth grandfather clock.
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13
Kasey Kahne
After three strong finishes to start the season, Kahne has finished 20th in each of the past two races.
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14
Kurt Busch
The elder Busch’s first victory with Stewart-Haas Racing came in this race three years ago.
15
Erik Jones
The rookie driver continues to impress behind the wheel of the second Furniture Row Racing Toyota.
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16
Trevor Bayne
In the last two races, Bayne’s finishes have tailed off from the start of the season.
17
Jimmie Johnson
If the seven-time champion is going to jump-start his season, Martinsville is the place to do it, given that he’s won nine races here already.
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18
Aric Almirola
In 16 starts at Martinsville, Almirola’s best finish is fourth.
19
Daniel Suárez
Earlier this week, Suarez lost crew chief Dave Rogers and on Friday he wrecked his primary car. He’ll race a backup car on Sunday.
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20
Austin Dillon
Eleventh place at Auto Club Speedway was Dillon’s best finish of the year so far.
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21
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
For sure Earnhardt will be looking to improve on his season’s-best finish of 14th so far this year.
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22
Paul Menard
Not a great 2017 so far for Menard, who has only one finish higher than 19th.
23
Ty Dillon
All things considered, Dillon is off to a respectable start to his rookie season.
24
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Despite finishing fourth at Phoenix, Stenhouse is 24th in points, which says he’s struggled everywhere else.
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25
Matt Kenseth
With DNFs in three of the first five races, Kenseth needs a strong run this week.
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26
Michael McDowell
Being 26th in points with a small, single-car team isn’t too bad.
27
Landon Cassill
One of the reasons teams like Cassill is he doesn’t tear up equipment. He’s finished every race so far this season.
28
Matt DiBenedetto
After finishing ninth in the Daytona 500, DiBenedetto hasn’t finished better than 26th.
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29
Danica Patrick
Historically, Martinsville has been a pretty good track for Patrick, which is kind of a surprise given how many drivers struggle here.
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30
AJ Allmendinger
So far, 2017 hasn’t been too kind for Allmendinger, who is languishing back at 30th in points. But Martinsville is one of his better tracks.
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31
Cole Whitt
In Friday’s only practice, Whitt was 26th, which wasn’t bad.
32
Reed Sorenson
With a best finish this year of 30th, Sorenson continues to give it a solid effort each week.
33
Chris Buescher
It’s been a tough 2017 so far for Buescher, who is just 32nd in points.
34
David Ragan
One of many drivers to take hard knocks early on this year, Ragan is 33rd in points.
35
Corey LaJoie
Racing is an inherently humbling business, especially for rookies with low-buck teams.
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36
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Someone has to finish last in every race, and in the last two weeks that person has been Earnhardt.
37
Gray Gaulding
Martinsville is a brutal place for rookies, so don’t expect a lot this weekend.
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38
Timmy Hill
In the three races he’s entered this year, Hill’s best finish is 32nd.
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