NASCAR At Martinsville: Jamie McMurray Leads Starting Lineup

Jamie McMurray won the Martinsville pole on Saturday afternoon, resulting in his eighth career No. 1 starting spot and first of the season.

McMurray, who had a career-high four poles last year, picked up the first-ever Martinsville pole for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

"This is really big for our race team," McMurray said. "We've had fast cars all year, and just haven't had the luck and haven't been able to put the finishes together."

McMurray, who has only one top-20 finish this season, is mired in 28th in the points and in need of a good run.

Ryan Newman will start on the outside pole, followed by Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin – who has won the last three Martinsville races.

Hamlin's counterpart in Martinsville dominance, Jimmie Johnson, didn't have a good qualifying run. Johnson will start 17th.

Because of Dennis Setzer's crash in practice on Friday (he had no backup car), only 43 cars attempted to qualify. All of them made the race.

Here is the starting lineup for Sunday's Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway:

1. Jamie McMurray
2. Ryan Newman
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Joey Logano
5. Denny Hamlin
6. AJ Allmendinger
7. Bobby Labonte
8. David Reutimann
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Regan Smith
11. Kyle Busch
12. Mark Martin
13. Brian Vickers
14. David Ragan
15. Clint Bowyer
16. Paul Menard
17. Jimmie Johnson
18. Martin Truex Jr.
19. Marcos Ambrose
20. Kurt Busch
21. Jeff Gordon
22. Brad Keselowski
23. Carl Edwards
24. Matt Kenseth
25. Trevor Bayne
26. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
27. Juan Pablo Montoya
28. Tony Stewart
29. Dave Blaney
30. Casey Mears
31. Travis Kvapil
32. Jeff Burton
33. Greg Biffle
34. Robby Gordon
35. Michael McDowell
36. David Gilliland
37. Joe Nemechek
38. Landon Cassill
39. Mike Skinner
40. Ken Schrader
41. Tony Raines
42. JJ Yeley
43. Hermie Sadler