Tag "Denny Hamlin"

Austin Dillon Wins Daytona 500 In No. 3 Car 20 Years After Earnhardt’s Historic Victory

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Twenty years ago, Austin Dillon was a kid celebrating a Daytona 500 win in Victory Lane with Dale Earnhardt Sr. On Sunday while driving Richard Childress Racing’s iconic No. 3 Chevrolet, 27-year-old Dillon held off the

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Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin To Start On The Front Row For The Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Stealing the show in the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet, Alex Bowman will lead the field to the green next Sunday in the 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Sunday’s qualifying effort marks Bowman’s second

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Matt Kenseth Captures First Win Of 2017 At Phoenix; Brad Keselowski Hangs On For Final Spot In Championship 4

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Matt Kenseth passed Chase Elliott in the closing laps of the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday to earn his first win of the 2017 season. Brad Keselowski held on to capture the final spot

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Kevin Harvick Clinches Championship 4 Berth With Texas Win; Martin Truex Jr. Advances Based On Points

FORT WORTH, Tex. – Kevin Harvick chased down and passed Martin Truex Jr. on Sunday to win the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and clinch a spot in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With just 10 laps

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THOMAS: The Spin Seen Around The World Isn’t Going To Hurt NASCAR’s TV Ratings

When Chase Elliott’s No 24 NAPA Chevrolet went flying into the outside wall during the closing laps of Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, my jaw dropped, as did everyone else’s who saw the crash in-person. After the race,

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Kyle Busch Punches Ticket To Homestead-Miami After Surviving Chaotic Finish At Martinsville

RIDGEWAY, Va. – Kyle Busch held off Martin Truex Jr. to win the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway after a chaotic last-lap in NASCAR Overtime on Sunday. The extra laps on Sunday came to fruition when Denny Hamlin made

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Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin, Kyle Larson And Kyle Busch Offer Thoughts On The ValleyStar Credit Union 300 At Martinsville Speedway

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Denny Hamlin rubbed his chin, gritted his teeth and said “the Late Model race at Martinsville.” The question was simple, “what race would you want to have another chance at winning?” Hamlin, who has won major races from

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PLAYOFF PREVIEW: 2017 ISM Connect 300 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

LOUDON, N.H. – While Martin Truex Jr.’s strong performance during the first NASCAR Playoff race resulted in a victory at Chicagoland, he will have stout competition as the series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the ISM Connect 300

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PHOTOS: 2017 Bojangles’ Southern 500 At Darlington Raceway

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Denny Hamlin completed the Darlington Raceway weekend sweep with a win in Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500. In the closing laps of the 367-lap race, Hamlin passed Martin Truex Jr. after he hit the wall in Turns

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Denny Hamlin Sweeps Darlington Raceway’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 Weekend; Martin Truex Jr. Wins Regular Season

DARLINGTON, S.C. – As Martin Truex Jr.’s car faded on Sunday, Denny Hamlin made the race winning pass on him in the closing laps to sweep the Bojangles’ Southern 500 weekend at Darlington Raceway. During green flag pit stops on

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