Hamlin earns his third career pole at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole for the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin posted a speed of 99.595 mph, which is a track record. It's the 18th time this year a Generation-6 car has posted a new track qualifying record. Jimmie Johnson had set the previous mark in the spring with a speed of 98.400 mph.
For Hamlin, it is his third career pole at Martinsville, his fifth of the season and the 17th of his career.
Joining Hamlin on the front row is Johnson, who had a speed of 99.344 mph. Johnson has eight career wins at Martinsville.
Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch (99.344 mph) and Matt Kenseth (99.183 mph) were third and fourth on the speed chart in qualifying.
Clint Bowyer, who had the fastest time in Friday's practice session, rounded out the top five.
Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, David Ragan, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick completed the top 10.
The Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 powered by Kroger is on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET. It will be televised on ESPN.
Results
| Pos | Driver | # | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | FedEx One Rate | 99.595 | 19.013 | Leader |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 99.344 | 19.061 | –0.048 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | 99.344 | 19.061 | –0.048 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | Dollar General | 99.183 | 19.092 | –0.079 |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 99.162 | 19.096 | –0.083 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 99.084 | 19.111 | –0.098 |
| 7 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 99.007 | 19.126 | –0.113 |
| 8 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | Taco Bell | 98.815 | 19.163 | –0.150 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 98.790 | 19.168 | –0.155 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | Rheem | 98.774 | 19.171 | –0.158 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Miller Lite | 98.748 | 19.176 | –0.163 |
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Chevrolet | National Guard | 98.712 | 19.183 | –0.170 |
| 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | Target | 98.702 | 19.185 | –0.172 |
| 14 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | Geek Squad | 98.656 | 19.194 | –0.181 |
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr | 56 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 98.553 | 19.214 | –0.201 |
| 16 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | DeWalt | 98.553 | 19.214 | –0.201 |
| 17 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 98.527 | 19.219 | –0.206 |
| 19 | Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 98.400 | 19.244 | –0.231 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 17 | Ford | Driven for a Cause | 98.394 | 19.245 | –0.232 |
| 21 | Mark Martin | 14 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | 98.379 | 19.248 | –0.235 |
| 22 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | Sleep Innovations / Dow | 98.328 | 19.258 | –0.245 |
| 23 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | Menards / Turtle Wax | 98.129 | 19.297 | –0.284 |
| 24 | Landon Cassill | 40 | Chevrolet | Moon Shine Attitude Attire | 98.053 | 19.312 | –0.299 |
| 25 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 98.048 | 19.313 | –0.300 |
| 26 | Kyle Larson | 51 | Chevrolet | Target | 97.972 | 19.328 | –0.315 |
| 27 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | Long John Silver's | 97.855 | 19.351 | –0.338 |
| 28 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion | 97.830 | 19.356 | –0.343 |
| 29 | Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 97.780 | 19.366 | –0.353 |
| 30 | Cole Whitt | 30 | Toyota | Widow Wax-Lean1 | 97.780 | 19.366 | –0.353 |
| 31 | Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | MDS Transport | 97.674 | 19.387 | –0.374 |
| 32 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | 97.618 | 19.398 | –0.385 |
| 33 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 3M | 97.568 | 19.408 | –0.395 |
| 34 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | Clorox | 97.498 | 19.422 | –0.409 |
| 35 | Elliott Sadler | 55 | Toyota | RK Motors Collector Car Auctions | 97.473 | 19.427 | –0.414 |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 97.448 | 19.432 | –0.419 |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 97.377 | 19.446 | –0.433 |
| 38 | Ken Schrader | 32 | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 97.103 | 19.501 | –0.488 |
| 39 | Tony Raines | 33 | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos | 97.088 | 19.504 | –0.491 |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | NEMCO-JRR, LLC | 97.053 | 19.511 | –0.498 |
| 41 | Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness | 96.755 | 19.571 | –0.558 |
| 42 | Reed Sorenson | 95 | Ford | TBD | 95.845 | 19.757 | –0.744 |
| 43 | David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | Burger King-Dr. Pepper | 94.794 | 19.976 | –0.963 |