NASCAR returns to Martinsville, renewing a tradition that has lasted since the sport's inaugural season in 1949

The NASCAR Cup Series is headed to Virginia for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. Here's a full preview for the short track race.

Martinsville Speedway will play host to several hours of Xfinity and Cup series action Saturday afternoon on the short track. NASCAR's premier series will hit the 0.526-mile oval at 2:05 p.m ET for a 55-minute session that will be followed immediately by qualifying for Sunday's 400-lap race.

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No severe weather is expected […] "We’re looking at a nation that we don't understand anymore and we don't want to be like that nation," said Charlie Angus, a member of the Canadian Parliament. The NASCAR Cup Series begins the Martinsville race weekend with practice and qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out 400.

The NASCAR Cup Series season continues to Martinsville Speedway with the Cook Out 400. How to watch qualifying, including time, TV schedule, streaming info.

Christopher Bell captured the 14th NASCAR Cup Series pole of his career during qualifying at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, on Saturday. With a lap time of 19.718 seconds, Bell beat out Chase Elliott by less than two one-hundredths of a second for the top starting position in Sunday's Cook Out 400.

Christopher Bell earns his first Cup pole of the season, while Hendrick Motorsports takes the next three spots in the starting lineup.

NASCAR Cup Series' Christopher Bell gets the pole position after Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway.