NASCAR 2022 at Martinsville: Qualifying order for Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway

The shortest track race of the 2022 NASCAR season kicks off with the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway.

The race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 9, at the 0.526-mile-long track. The green flag will drop at 7:30 pm ET and the action will be broadcast on FOX and PRN.

Before every NASCAR race, a qualifying session is organized to find the starting grid for the main event. Drivers will take the position on the starting grid based on their qualifying time in Saturday’s qualifying session.

The Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 will feature 36 drivers. Just like the other NASCAR Cup Series races, practice sessions will open this racing weekend on Friday, April 8, at 4:30 pm ET on FS1.

The practice session will be followed by a qualifying session on the same day at 5:05 pm ET. The practice session is scheduled for 20 minutes for each group.

While the qualifying rules will remain the same, the 36 drivers will be divided into two groups in an odd/even order and each group will go for two laps. The fastest five cars from each group will advance to the second single-lap round to win the pole for Sunday’s race.

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Qualifying Order for NASCAR Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway

The qualifying order for Saturday's Cup Series race has been divided into Group A and Group B, and will be as follows:

Group A: Order - Driver – Metric score

1. Cody Ware - 35.650
2. BJ McLeod - 34.850
3. Corey LaJoie - 29.800
4. Kurt Busch - 28.450
5. AJ Allmendinger - 27.250
6. Bubba Wallace - 25.500
7. Ty Dillon - 24.450
8. Harrison Rhodes - 22.650
9. Erik Jones - 20.150
10. Aric Almirola - 17.650
11. Daniel Suarez - 14.700
12. Tyler Reddick - 12.650
13. Christopher Bell - 11.550
14. Chase Briscoe - 10.000
15. Kyle Larson - 8.950
16. Denny Hamlin - 8.400
17. Kevin Harvick - 5.450
18. William Byron - 3.500

Group B: Order - Driver – Metric score

1. Josh Bilicki - 35.600
2. JJ Yeley - 33.150
3. Michael McDowell - 28.700
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 28.000
5. Todd Gilliland - 26.450
6. Justin Haley - 25.100
7. Cole Custer - 23.100
8. Brad Keselowski - 20.800
9. Austin Cindric - 19.000
10. Chris Buescher - 17.000
11. Austin Dillon - 14.500
12. Ross Chastain - 12.650
13. Joey Logano - 11.000
14. Chase Elliott - 9.200
15. Kyle Busch - 8.450
16. Alex Bowman - 8.400
17. Ryan Blaney - 4.150
18. Martin Truex Jr - 3.200