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Hamlin addresses pit highway points, says crew is “in a hunch”
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Hamlin addresses pit highway points, says crew is “in a hunch”

Motorsports October 29, 2024
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It has been a rocky few weeks for Denny Hamlin, who was open in discussing why he and the crew aren’t on their ‘A-game’ throughout this important stage of the 2024 playoffs.

Hamlin, the winningest driver in NASCAR Cup Collection historical past with out a title, presently sits fifth of eight, 27 factors beneath the cut-line. At Vegas, a gasoline gamble allowed him to snag a top-ten end that helped to restrict the influence, however it was nonetheless an off day for Hamlin.

He hasn’t gained in the course of the playoffs but, and until “one or two of the guys up entrance stub their toe,” there possible is not a path for him to advance on factors. So what is going on on with the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing crew and is it time for a change on the pit crew roster?

“No, you trip with the group you bought,” mentioned Hamlin in a Saturday media availability. “They’re definitely in a hunch, for certain. However, we obtained to trip it out and really feel like that’s the most effective group we are able to placed on pit highway. And definitely, it’s not because of expertise or something like that. They’ve all of the keys they want for that. They had been the most effective pit crew for the primary quarter of this 12 months.

“However, definitely, it’s been plenty of totally different points on pit highway. Just about most instances we come down (pit highway), it’s been various things, so can’t actually pinpoint one constant downside we’ve had. So, simply must see the place it goes.”

Missing the pace

Compounding the problem is the truth that Hamlin is not as quick we might count on him to be. The automobile appears barely off, which makes rebounding from such errors a a lot greater problem.

“We’re not main laps,” defined Hamlin, who has led simply 5 laps by means of the primary seven races of the playoffs. However that is not the one issue, in line with the veteran driver.

“That is undoubtedly an indicator of pace. We haven’t accomplished that over the past a number of weeks, definitely. You already know, I don’t know. Once more, I feel a few of it’s schedule. We have had three of those typical ovals we’ve had within the collection – Bristol is one in every of them we’ve ran top-three all day. Kansas, each time we obtained proper on the lead, we had a nasty pit cease.  After which, (Las) Vegas, clearly, was simply wheels got here off on that one. And that’s been seven weeks’ price. You will have the highway programs. I’m not going to guide a bunch of laps there. Not going to point out a ton of pace there. After which the superspeedways. So, it simply looks like perpetually.”

However it’s essential to appreciate that regardless of all of those points, Hamlin continues to be in rivalry. Half of the playoff discipline has been eradicated however the No. 11 stays, as Hamlin himself factors out: “…We nonetheless have an opportunity, even this late within the recreation.”

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