{
  "id": 17586384,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/nascar-cup-series-martinsville-lineup-tv-schedule-for-sundays-race",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T11:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-cup-series-martinsville-lineup-110402374.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NASCAR Cup Series will conclude its 2026 season with the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 1. Kyle Larson, the current leader, holds a 73-point advantage over Denny Hamlin and a 74-point edge over Christopher Bell. Hamlin, Bell, and Chase Briscoe enter the final race with a 79-point deficit. Hamlin secures the pole position for the race, while Larson lines up in third. The full starting grid consists of 43 drivers across 44 cars, with the lineup divided into 10 rows. The race will cover 500 laps, totaling 262 miles on the 0.526-mile oval track at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. Television coverage will air on NBC, with additional streaming options available on HBO MAX, Fubo, and SiriusXM.",
  "summary": "The NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "What Kyle Larson needs to do to clinch NASCAR Cup title early at Martinsville",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/what-kyle-larson-needs-to-do-to-clinch-nascar-cup-title-early-at",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:05:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}