Christopher Bell wins pole for Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway

Chase Elliott will share the front row with Bell, who has already won a series-high three races this season (Atlanta, COTA, Phoenix).

Homestead-Miami pole winner Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, with Chris Buescher, Joey Logano, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick and William Byron completing the top 10. Wallace was atop the charts in the Cup Series practice session earlier on Saturday afternoon.

Other notable qualifying efforts included Kyle Busch in 12th, Brad Keselowski in 27th, Ryan Blaney in 32nd and Shane van Gisbergen in 33rd.

Former Cup Series driver Casey Mears, who is making his first start since the 2019 Daytona 500, will start 37th. Eleven-time Bowman Gray Stadium Modified champion Burt Myers, who competed in The Clash exhibition race at Bowman Gray earlier this season, will bring up the rear in 38th as he competes in his first points-paying Cup Series race on Sunday.

The Cook Out 400 will go green shortly after 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, with coverage on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Sunday's race is the seventh of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.