Tag Archives: Denny Hamlin

Kyle Larson advances to the Phoenix Cup pole ahead of Denny Hamlin

Kyle Larson Phoenix Cup pole

Kyle Larson has consistently been quickest throughout the whole weekend, according to the results. The Phoenix Raceway’s best driver on Friday, Larson, backed that up with a flawless qualifying run on Saturday. Being the penultimate car out in the last round of qualifying, Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet set the quickest time in his […]

Erik Jones surprises with a Darlington Cup victory in the playoffs

Erik Jones Darlington 2022

The surprising part of a night full of them came from Erik Jones, who played playoff spoiler and won the Southern 500 on Sunday night at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Kyle Busch, who had been running in the top-10 for the rest of the race, lost the lead on Lap 345 of 367 after his No. […]

Even without a victory, Hamlin leads all playoff racers at Darlington

Hamlin Darlington 2022

In a 20-lap sprint to the finish of Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Denny Hamlin just couldn’t quite catch Erik Jones. Many questioned Hamlin’s decision to be the last leader to make his last green-flag pit stop, but he was given a reprieve when a late caution for Cody Ware further congealed […]

Not Chase Elliott’s strategy for winning the Pocono Cup race

chase elliott 2022

Even though Chase Elliott was proclaimed the surprised victor of the race on Sunday at Pocono, he is clear that he would like to triumph on the racetrack and will accept any benefits due to him. The victor of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, Denny Hamlin, and the runner-up, Kyle Busch, both ended in failure […]

Denny Hamlin wins the Pocono Cup pole, but Kurt Busch fails

Denny Hamlin Pocono Cup

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway will feature a first row led by Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing. The racer that qualified second-to-last for the championship race on Saturday, Hamlin, recorded the fastest average track pace of 169.991 mph. Kyle Busch, a member of Hamlin’s JGR squad, came in second (169.498 mph), […]

Hamlin defeats Chastain to clinch the Pocono NASCAR Cup race

Poconos Raceway 2022

On Sunday, Denny Hamlin achieved two of his goals: revenge on Ross Chastain and then another NASCAR Cup Series triumph. On the first lap of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, pole-sitter Hamlin ran into the wall. All 160 of his laps were eventful on his way to the win. In an effort to take the […]

Elliott was the winner at Pocono after Hamlin and Busch were disqualified

Elliott Pocono 2022

Chase Elliott, who finished third, unexpectedly won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race when the victor and runner-up were disqualified. NASCAR revealed that Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota and Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing vehicle had failed post-race testing more than two and a half hours after the finish of Sunday’s race at Pocono […]

Austin Hill wins the Atlanta Xfinity race on home track

Austin Hill Atlanta Xfinity

In Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Austin Hill successfully maintained his lead and won. Hill had previously triumphed this season at Daytona, making this his second NXS victory overall. “What a car,” Hill said post-race. “RCR has been working their ever-loving tails off to bring some really fast Chevrolet Camaros. We […]

Martinsville NASCAR tyre testing had varying results

Martinsville NASCAR

At this week’s Goodyear tyre test at Martinsville (Virginia) Speedway, two of the racers who took part reported largely different results. Unexpectedly, the Next Gen car’s ’s track races in Martinsville and Richmond, Virginia, earlier this season, delivered boring racing. Due to the absence of warnings (five overall, with two stage breaks) and numerous pit […]

Results of 2022 NASCAR Cup qualifying in Nashville

Results of 2022 NASCAR Cup qualifying in Nashville

In Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, Denny Hamlin will take the field to the starting line first. For the 35th time in his career and twice this year, Hamlin took the lead. Unexpected weather forced NASCAR to base the lineup off on Round 1 times because qualifying was postponed before the pole […]