Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) alinha na pole-position para a First Data 500, no Martinsville Speedway, 33ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, sétima dos Playoffs e primeira do Round of 8. Foi a terceira pole de Hamlin no ano, e 33ª na categoria. Hamlin fez o tempo de 19s354 (97.840 mph).
Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Martin Truex Jr. (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) e Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) formam a segunda fila.
Michael McDowell (Front Row Motorsports Ford) e Ryan Blaney (Team Penske Ford) dividem a terceira fila.
Grid:
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.354
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.383
3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.429
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.453
5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.471
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 19.487
7 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.488
8 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.492
9 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.506
10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.509
11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.525
12 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 19.545
13 19 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.547
14 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.547
15 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 19.579
16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.593
17 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.619
18 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.641
19 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.650
20 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 19.669
21 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 19.686
22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 19.688
23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.732
24 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.742
25 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.745
26 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 19.756
27 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.762
28 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 19.796
29 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 19.821
30 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.900
31 36 Matt Crafton (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.031
32 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 20.070
33 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 20.141
34 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.150
35 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 20.292
36 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.401
37 77 Timmy Hill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.449
38 52 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 20.477