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RIDGEWAY, Va. - Hendrick Motorsports' Corey Day will take his biggest step yet at one of NASCAR's smallest venues. 

Day will make his Xfinity Series debut on Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526-mile short track in Virginia. The race is set for 4:30 p.m. 

But first, Day participated in practice and qualifying from the paperclip on Friday afternoon. And after running some rehearsal laps, the 19-year-old went out and turned in a lap of 20.189 seconds. That was good enough for the eighth starting spot. 

"That thing is a lot of fun," Day said after practice. "It's got a lot of power and low downforce and a guy with my background, I love that." 

Saturday's race will be the second in a tripleheader this weekend, all culminating in Sunday's Cup Series race, set for 3 p.m. Hendrick Motorsports has won the last three spring races in the premier series. 

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NASCAR Xfinity starting lineup today

  1. Connor Zilisch, No. 88
  2. Carson, Kvapil, No. 1
  3. Austin Hill, No. 21
  4. Jesse Love, No. 2
  5. Harrison Burton, No. 25
  6. Justin Allgaier, No. 7
  7. Brandon Jones, No. 20
  8. Corey Day, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  9. Daniel Dye, No. 10
  10. Sammy Smith, No. 8
  11. Taylor Gray, No. 54
  12. Dean Thompson, No. 26
  13. Ryan Sieg, No. 39
  14. William Sawalich, No. 18
  15. Aric Almirola, No. 19
  16. Anthony Alfredo, No. 42
  17. Sam Mayer, No. 41
  18. Sheldon Creed, No. 00
  19. Christian Eckes, No. 16
  20. Nick Sanchez, No. 48
  21. Myatt Snider, No. 91
  22. Blaine Perkins, No. 31
  23. Jeremy Clements, No. 51
  24. Ryan Ellis, No. 71
  25. Thomas Annunziata, No. 70
  26. Josh Williams, No. 11
  27. Parker Retzlaff, No. 4
  28. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99
  29. Brennan Poole, No. 44
  30. Kris Wright, No. 5
  31. Mason Maggio, No. 53
  32. Brad Perez, No. 45
  33. Patrick Staropoli, No. 24
  34. Garrett Smithley, No. 14
  35. Kyle Sieg, No. 28
  36. Greg Van Alst, No. 35
  37. Carson Ware, No. 07
  38. Jeb Burton, No. 27 (did not run qualifying lap)