NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville: Entry list, TV schedule for Sunday's race

Nick Gray, Nashville Tennessean

Joe Gibbs Racing had an up-and-down race last Sunday in Homestead, with Christopher Bell winning the race and earning the second spot in the Championship 4, and Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr.'s DNFs pushing them both solidly under the cut line.

Truex, Hamlin, Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher will begin Sunday's Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway under the cutline to make the final four.

Bell and Kyle Larson are locked in, and William Byron has a 30-point cushion. Ryan Blaney has a 10-point cushion but will be vulnerable if any of the drivers below the cutline push for a victory.

There's two more NASCAR race weekends left in 2023. Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:

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NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville schedule

Green Flag Time: 1 p.m. CT Sunday, October 29

Track: Martinsville Speedway (.526 mile paper-clip oval) in Martinsville, Virginia

Qualifying: 12:20 p.m. CT qualifying on Saturday (on USA Network)

Length: 500 laps, 263 miles

Stages: 130 laps, 130 laps, 240 laps

TV coverage: NBC

Radio: MRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)

Streaming: NBC Sports app and FUBO (free trial); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

Xfinity 500 entry list

  • Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  • Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

  • Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  • Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  • Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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

  • Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  • Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  • Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

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

  • JJ Yeley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  • AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

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

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

  • Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

  • Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

  • Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

  • William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  • Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  • Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

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

  • Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

  • Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

  • Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

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

  • Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Ryan Newman, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  • Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  • Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  • BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

  • Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR playoff standings heading into Martinsville

1 race remains in the Round of 8; top 4 advance; a win by a playoff driver locks that driver into the next round

1. Christopher Bell— 4,110 (clinched spot in Championship 4 with win at Homestead)

2. Kyle Larson — 4,105 (clinched spot in Championship 4 with win at Las Vegas)

3. William Byron — 4,126 (+30 points ahead of 5th place)

4. Ryan Blaney — 4,106 (+10)

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5. Tyler Reddick — 4,096 (-10 points behind 4th place)

6. Martin Truex Jr. — 4,089 (-17)

7. Denny Hamlin — 4,089 (-17)

8. Chris Buescher — 4,063 (-43)

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