Carson Kvapil made a late capitalization to win the pole position for the National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, October 30.
The event’s starting lineup was determined through an on-track qualifying session that consisted of a single-car, two-lap qualifying format. During the session, each of the 38 competitors vying for 38 starting spots cycled around Martinsville twice to post the fastest lap amongst one another. The competitor who posted the fastest lap earned pole position.
During the session, Kvapil, who was the fourth-fastest competitor during practice earlier on Friday, utilized his two-lap session to clock in a pole-winning lap at 95.371 mph in 19.855 seconds, which was enough for the Mooresville, North Carolina, native to achieve the top-starting spot for the penultimate event of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
With the pole, Kvapil notched his third career pole position in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series division and first at Martinsville Speedway, a track in which Kvapil notched the prestigious ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at in 2024. Kvapil, who also recorded the 10th O’Reilly pole of 2026 for JR Motorsports, is currently ranked in fifth place in the 2026 driver’s standings and he trails points leader Jesse Love by 59 points as he has two-scheduled events remaining to reel in from his deficit and contend for his first O’Reilly championship for next weekend’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Kvapil will share the front row with teammate Rajah Caruth, the latter of whom posted his fastest lap at 95.141 mph in 19.903 seconds. Teammate Justin Allgaier along with Parker Retzlaff and William Sawalich will start in the top five, respectively. Chase contenders Sammy Smith, Sheldon Creed, Jesse Love, Corey Day and Taylor Gray complete the top-10 starting grid, respectively.
With nine Chasers (Kvapil, Caruth, Allgaier, Retzlaff, Smith, Creed, Love, Day and Gray) starting in the top 10, the remaining Chasers that include Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer and Austin Hill will start 12th, 14th and 21st, respectively.
With 38 competitors vying for 38 starting spots, all made the main event.
Martinsville – Starting Lineup:
- Carson Kvapil, 95.371 mph, 19.855 seconds
- Rajah Caruth, 95.141 mph, 19.903 seconds
- Justin Allgaier, 94.960 mph, 19.941 seconds
- Parker Retzlaff, 94.960 mph, 19.941 seconds
- William Sawalich, 94.865 mph, 19.961 seconds
- Sammy Smith, 94.600 mph, 20.017 seconds
- Sheldon Creed, 94.538 mph, 20.030 seconds
- Jesse Love, 94.510 mph, 20.036 seconds
- Corey Day, 94.463 mph, 20.046 seconds
- Taylor Gray, 94.420 mph, 20.055 seconds
- Anthony Alfredo, 94.392 mph, 20.061 seconds
- Brandon Jones, 94.322 mph, 20.076 seconds
- Brent Crews, 94.111 mph, 20.121 seconds
- Sam Mayer, 94.106 mph, 20.122 seconds
- Dean Thompson, 93.975 mph, 20.150 seconds
- Blaine Perkins, 93.687 mph, 20.212 seconds
- Harrison Burton, 93.594 mph, 20.232 seconds
- Jeb Burton, 93.590 mph, 20.233 seconds
- Ryan Sieg, 93.497 mph, 20.253 seconds
- Jeremy Clements, 93.497 mph, 20.253 seconds
- Austin Hill, 93.396 mph, 20.275 seconds
- Kyle Sieg, 93.047 mph, 20.351 seconds
- Alex Labbe, 93.024 mph, 20.356 seconds
- Patrick Emerling, 92.705 mph, 20.426 seconds
- Brennan Poole, 92.637 mph, 20.441 seconds
- Patrick Staropoli, 92.637 mph, 20.441 seconds
- Carson Ware, 92.619 mph, 20.445 seconds
- Dawson Cram, 92.606 mph, 20.448 seconds
- Ryan Ellis, 92.565 mph, 20.457 seconds
- Justin Carroll, 92.551 mph, 20.460 seconds
- Mason Maggio, 92.511 mph, 29.469 seconds
- Lavar Scott, 92.384 mph, 20.497 seconds
- Joey Gase, 92.312 mph, 20.513 seconds
- Daniel Dye, 92.276 mph, 20.521 seconds
- Garrett Smithley, 91.740 mph, 20.641 seconds
- Josh Bilicki, 91.598 mph, 20.673 seconds
- Lee Pulliam, 91.249 mph, 20.752 seconds
- Baltazar Leguizamon, 89.736 mph, 21.102 seconds
*Bold indicates Chase Drivers
The 2026 National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway is scheduled to occur on Saturday, October 31, at 4 p.m. ET on the CW Network, MRN Radio and SiriusXM.
