Martinsville Speedway Pole Winners
NASCAR Cup Series

Modern Era

Year Race Driver Qualifying Speed
2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 – Lineup Set by Random Draw
2019 First Data 500 Denny Hamlin 97.840
2019 STP 500 Joey Logano 97.830
2018 First Data 500 Kyle Busch 96.254
2018 STP 500 – Qualifying Not Held
2017 First Data 500 Joey Logano 96.504
2017 STP 500 – Qualifying Not Held
2016 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Martin Truex Jr. 98.206
2016 STP 500 Joey Logano 97.043
2015 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 Joey Logano 98.548
2015 STP 500 Joey Logano 98.461
2014 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 Jamie McMurray 99.905
2014 STP 500 Kyle Busch 99.674
2013 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 Denny Hamlin 99.595
2013 STP Gas Booster 500 Jimmie Johnson 98.400
2012 Tums Fast Relief 500 Jimmie Johnson 97.598
2012 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Kasey Kahne 97.128
2011 TUMS Fast Relief 500 – Qualifying Not Held
2011 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Jamie McMurray 96.509
2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Denny Hamlin 97.018
2010 Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 – Qualifying Not Held
2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Ryan Newman 96.795
2009 Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 – Qualifying Not Held
2008 TUMS QuikPak 500 – Qualifying Not Held
2008 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Jeff Gordon 96.288
2007 Subway 500 (COT Race) Jeff Gordon 94.974
2007 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Denny Hamlin 95.103
2006 Subway 500 Kurt Busch 97.568
2006 DIRECTV 500 Jimmie Johnson 96.736
2005 Subway 500 Tony Stewart 98.084
2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 Scott Riggs 96.671
2004 Subway 500 Ryan Newman 97.043
2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 Jeff Gordon 93.502
2003 Subway 500 Jeff Gordon 93.650
2003 Virginia 500 Jeff Gordon 94.307
2002 Old Dominion 500 Ryan Newman 92.837
2002 Virginia 500 Jeff Gordon 94.181
2001 Old Dominion 500 Todd Bodine 93.724
2001 Virginia 500 Jeff Gordon 94.087
2000 NAPA AutoCare 500 Tony Stewart 95.371
2000 Goody’s Body Pain 500 Rusty Wallace 94.827
1999 NAPA AutoCare 500 Joe Nemechek 95.223
1999 Goody’s Body Pain 500 Tony Stewart 95.275
1998 NAPA AutoCare 500 Ernie Irvan 93.600
1998 Goody’s Headache Powder 500 Bobby Hamilton 93.175
1997 Hanes 500 Ward Burton 93.410
1997 Goody’s Headache Powders 500 Kenny Wallace 93.961
1996 Hanes 500 Bobby Hamilton 94.12
1996 Goody’s Headache Powders 500 Ricky Craven 93.079
1995 Goody’s 500 – Qualifying Not Held
1995 Hanes 500 Bobby Labonte 93.308
1994 Goody’s 500 Ted Musgrave 94.129
1994 Hanes 500 Rusty Wallace 92.942
1993 Goody’s 500 Ernie Irvan 92.583
1993 Hanes 500 Geoffrey Bodine 93.887
1992 Goody’s 500 Kyle Petty 92.497
1992 Hanes 500 Darrell Waltrip 92.956
1991 Goody’s 500 Mark Martin 93.171
1991 Hanes 500 Mark Martin 91.949
1990 Goody’s 500 Mark Martin 91.571
1990 Hanes Activewear 500 Geoffrey Bodine 91.726
1989 Goody’s 500 Jimmy Hensley 91.913
1989 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 Geoffrey Bodine 93.097
1988 Goody’s 500 Rusty Wallace 91.372
1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 Ricky Rudd 91.328
1987 Goody’s 500 Geoffrey Bodine 91.218
1987 Sovran Bank 500 Morgan Shepherd 92.355
1986 Goody’s 500 Geoffrey Bodine 90.599
1986 Sovran Bank 500 Tim Richmond 90.716
1985 Goody’s 500 Geoffrey Bodine 90.521
1985 Sovran Bank 500 Darrell Waltrip 90.279
1984 Goody’s 500 Geoffrey Bodine 89.523
1984 Sovran Bank 500 Joe Ruttman 89.426
1983 Goody’s 500 Darrell Waltrip 89.342
1983 Virginia National Bank 500 Ricky Rudd 89.910
1982 Old Dominion 500 Ricky Rudd 89.132
1982 Virginia National Bank 500 Terry Labonte 89.988
1981 Old Dominion 500 Darrell Waltrip 89.014
1981 Virginia 500 Ricky Rudd 89.056
1980 Old Dominion 500 Buddy Baker 88.500
1980 Virginia 500 Darrell Waltrip 88.566
1979 Old Dominion 500 Darrell Waltrip 82.650
1979 Virginia 500 Darrell Waltrip 87.383
1978 Old Dominion 500 Lennie Pond 86.558
1978 Virginia 500 Lennie Pond 88.637
1977 Old Dominion 500 Neil Bonnett 87.637
1977 Virginia 500 Neil Bonnett 88.923
1976 Old Dominion 500 Darrell Waltrip 88.484
1976 Virginia 500 Dave Marcis 86.286
1975 Old Dominion 500 Cale Yarborough 86.199
1975 Virginia 500 Benny Parsons 85.789
1974 Old Dominion 500 Richard Petty 84.119
1974 Virginia 500 Cale Yarborough 84.362
1973 Old Dominion 500 Cale Yarborough 85.922
1973 Virginia 500 David Pearson 86.369
1972 Old Dominion 500 Bobby Allison 85.890
1972 Virginia 500 Bobby Allison 84.163