On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series will race on the half-mile of Martinsville Speedway. The race will be the final playoff elimination race, locking in the championship drivers for next week’s season finale.
View the NASCAR starting grid and schedule for Martinsville below.
Race Purse:
$9,797,935
Stages:
130/260/500
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
2:00pm ET
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Here is the table for NASCAR Charlotte Roval practice times from October 2025:
| Pos | Driver | Best Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 19.286 |
| 2 | Ty Gibbs | 19.288 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 19.315 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 19.322 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 19.347 |
| 6 | Cole Custer | 19.348 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 19.352 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 19.252 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 19.376 |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 19.393 |
| 11 | Michael McDowell | 19.399 |
| 12 | Christopher Bell | 19.401 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 19.408 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 19.411 |
| 15 | Carson Hocevar | 19.417 |
| 16 | Todd Gilliland | 19.433 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman | 19.437 |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | 19.438 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | 19.453 |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | 19.455 |
| 21 | Bubba Wallace | 19.459 |
| 22 | Shane van Gisbergen | 19.462 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 19.505 |
| 24 | John Hunter Nemechek | 19.511 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 19.520 |
| 26 | Ty Dillon | 19.526 |
| 27 | Erik Jones | 19.530 |
| 28 | Josh Berry | 19.530 |
| 29 | Chris Buescher | 19.559 |
| 30 | Daniel Suarez | 19.560 |
| 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 19.629 |
| 32 | Ryan Blaney | 19.637 |
| 33 | AJ Allmendinger | 19.648 |
| 34 | Justin Haley | 19.670 |
| 35 | Noah Gragson | 19.704 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 19.832 |
| 37 | Casey Mears | 19.895 |
These competitive lap times highlight the intense pace among the top drivers practicing on the challenging infield road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Click here to view practice results
Points ahead of Martinsville
Pos | Driver | Wins (In Round) | Points
1. Chase Briscoe
1 Win
2. Denny Hamlin
1 Win
3. Christopher Bell
+37
4. Kyle Larson
+36
— Championship Cutline (1 Race Remains) —
5. William Byron
-36
6. Joey Logano
-38
7. Ryan Blaney
-47
8. Chase Elliott
-62
— Eliminated after Round of 12 —
Ross Chastain
Tyler Reddick
Bubba Wallace
Austin Cindric
— Eliminated after Round of 16 —
Alex Bowman
Austin Dillon
Shane van Gisbergen
Josh Berry
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