Tristan McKee sets Martinsville late-model qualifying record; heat race lineups set for 2026 ValleyStar 300
FloRacing published qualifying results and unofficial heat-race lineups for the 2026 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at Martinsville Speedway, reporting Tristan McKee set a new Late Model stock car qualifying record at 19.550 seconds; McKee and three others will start on the poles of the four heats.
FloRacing posted unofficial qualifying results and the starting lineups for four heat races ahead of the 2026 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at Martinsville Speedway. Tristan McKee recorded the fastest lap at 19.550 seconds — reported as a new Martinsville Late Model qualifying record — and was listed to start on the pole of Heat 1. Corey Heim (19.568) was shown as the pole for Heat 2, Dillon Harville (19.610) the pole for Heat 3, and Caden Kvapil the pole for Heat 4.
The report lists full unofficial starting orders for all four heats and qualifying times for 83 drivers, and notes the top six qualifiers broke the previous Martinsville Late Model qualifying record. FloRacing’s article identified the scheduled race date as 2026-09-26 (Sat.).
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