Denny Hamlin’s homecoming weekend and Richmond Raceway sadly did not finish in victory lane.
The No. 11 workforce battled for a fourth-place end with a blistering remaining stretch on the monitor, however two brutal pit stops made it unattainable for Hamlin to ever really contend for the race win in opposition to the highest duo of Joey Logano and Chase Briscoe.
Hamlin defined his workforce’s battle within the pit lane after the race, saying {that a} damaged jack cease value them dearly.
“The final 100 was extraordinarily quick,” Hamlin mentioned. “Clearly had two stops — the left-side jack cease was damaged. It fell down, they couldn’t get the jack beneath the automotive, in order that’s 10 seconds value of additional pit cease. I believe we ended 11 behind.”
Hamlin was pleased with the technique and the workforce’s general efficiency, and praised his workforce for frequently bettering the automotive over the course of the weekend.
“This was a median race for us,” he mentioned. “We weren’t distinctive. We had been significantly better than what we had been right here yesterday. Crew made wonderful changes in a single day after which once more wonderful changes for the final 100. I simply put us too far behind with some dangerous restarts, and clearly these final two pit stops.”
Hamlin stands greater than 100 factors away from the sphere within the Cup Collection standings with two races to go earlier than the beginning of the Chase, and is nearly undoubtedly locked into the highest spot heading into the postseason.
The No. 11 workforce must keep sharp, but when they’ll maintain placing in sturdy performances, Hamlin is in place to lastly win his first championship this yr.
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