Kyle Larson starts from the pole on Sunday in search of a 2nd victory this season in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway
Kyle Larson looks to put a stop to Denny Hamlin’s short-track mastery this season, starting from the pole in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Hamlin has won this season at Bristol and Richmond and can complete a short-track hat trick on Sunday. Hamlin starts eighth on Sunday after Larson and Bubba Wallace locked up front-row starting positions. Chase Elliott and points leader Martin Truex Jr. begin on Row 2, with Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, Josh Berry, Hamlin, defending NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman rounding out the top 10 at the start line.
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Race Date: April 7, 2024
Race Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 1
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Larson won the spring race at Martinsville — known as The Paperclip for its elongated-oval shape — in dominant fashion. Leading the final 30 laps, Larson finished 4.142 seconds ahead of Logano at the checkered flag.
Truex enters the race with a 14-point lead in the driver standings over Larson, with Hamlin 18 points back. Ty Gibbs is fourth with a 34-point gap and Blaney enters the race with a 41-point gap.
Martinsville Speedway, which opened in 1947 and hosted its first NASCAR race in 1950, is renowned for its flat asphalt and concrete layout. The straights have no banking while the turns are banked at just 12 degrees.
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