Hamlin’s nine-point Chase lead is becoming a very bad joke
Denny Hamlin hasn’t exactly set the Chase on fire, but somehow he’s still leading it. After another mediocre Sunday at Gateway, his cushion is down to six points.
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Denny Hamlin has a WWT Raceway problem despite winning there
Denny Hamlin has won at Gateway and finished second twice. He still thinks the results have made his Toyota look better than it really is.
Denny Hamlin takes a beating and still leaves Darlington on top
Denny Hamlin got knocked into the wall, went a lap down and finished 18th at Darlington. Somehow, he still leaves as the Chase points leader.
Denny Hamlin ready to start over, but he hasn’t forgotten Phoenix
Hamlin enters NASCAR’s Chase as the top seed after a dominant title-race performance last year ended in one of racing’s cruelest twists.
Want to win Richmond? Denny Hamlin says don’t start first
Denny Hamlin has won Richmond five times, so he knows the place. His explanation for why pole winners rarely win there is wonderfully, brutally technical.
Ty Gibbs won, but JGR’s real story was behind him
Ty Gibbs’ win stole the headlines, but JGR’s real Iowa flex was putting all four cars in the top six after a Saturday that looked like a disaster.
Denny Hamlin steals another pole and credits the clouds
Denny Hamlin edged Kyle Larson by just 0.001 seconds for the Chicagoland pole, then admitted a perfectly timed patch of clouds may have made the difference.
Everyone remembers Chicagoland. Nobody really knows it anymore
Seven years away and an entirely different race car have Denny Hamlin convinced Chicagoland experience won’t buy anyone much of an advantage.
Tyler Reddick has Stopped Looking in the Mirror and Started Looking for Denny Hamlin
A 100-point cushion has become a 19-point problem, and suddenly NASCAR’s points leader is talking less about winning and more about surviving.
Denny Hamlin Is Making 45 Look Extremely Inconvenient for Everybody Else
Three straight wins have turned NASCAR’s old man into its newest problem.