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NASCAR lineup for Martinsville playoff race after qualifying. Denny Hamlin doomed?

Six playoff drivers at Martinsville are gunning for the two available spots in next week's championship finale at Phoenix.

No one knows where any of those six will finish Sunday, but after Saturday's qualifying, we know where they'll start.

Martin Truex Jr. will begin Sunday's Xfinity 500 on the pole. He laid down a lap time of 19.686 seconds during the final round of qualifying. Playoff drivers Chase Elliott and William Bryon will follow him in second and third.

If you're a Denny Hamlin fan, look away. Not good. He crashed during pre-qualifying practice, decided against a backup car and instead fixed the primary ride instead of qualifying. He has a lot of ground to make up .... but a lot of time Sunday.

Here is the full lineup:

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying lineup for Martinsville

Row 1

1. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 2

3. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 3

5. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

6. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Row 4

7. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 5

9. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

12. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

Row 7

13. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

14. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

Row 8

15. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

16. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 9

17. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

18. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Row 10

19. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

20. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 11

21. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

22. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

24. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

Row 13

25. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

26. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Row 14

27. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

Row 15

29. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

30. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 16

31. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

32. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

Row 17

33. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

34. Corey Lajoie, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

Row 18

35. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Power Source Ford

36. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 19

37. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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When is NASCAR playoff race at Martinsville?

2 p.m.: Cup Series playoff race, Xfinity 500 (NBC).

(This story was updated to add new information.)

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR qualifying: Martinsville lineup, TV channel. Poor Denny Hamlin