Two months in the past, Denny Hamlin wasn’t certain if he needed to go racing in 2026.
Considered one of NASCAR’s winningest drivers earlier than struggling an enormous tragedy at dwelling in the course of the winter break. He that destroyed the Hamlin household’s dwelling on Dec. 28.
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This weekend he returned to the positioning of his most up-to-date win – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – and made it to victory lane once more, .
“That is household sport and my household clearly had a lot sacrifice to assist me get right here,” Hamlin stated. “It is nice that mother will get to see this and pop remains to be saying ‘that is my boy.’ Hell of a day.”
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Hamlin battled again from as little as thirty first within the area to get a win as we speak. He led a race-high 134 of 267 laps, together with the ultimate 48 after passing polesitter Christopher Bell.
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He edged Chase Elliott by half a second nevertheless it was between these two drivers. They’d a three-second hole to the remainder of the sphere by the point the checkered flag got here out at Las Vegas.
At this time’s win was a milestone for Hamlin as he hit 61 profession Cup Collection wins. He handed Kevin Harvick for sole possession tenth place on the all-time wins record, two behind former Joe Gibbs Racing staff Kyle Busch for ninth.
He additionally turned the fifth driver to win a race in 20 totally different seasons, becoming a member of NASCAR Corridor of Famers Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
2. David Pearson, 105 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
2. David Pearson, 105 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
3. Jeff Gordon, 93 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
6. (tie) Jimmie Johnson, 83 profession wins
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
8. Dale Earnhardt, 76 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
9. Kyle Busch, 63 profession wins (by means of June 4, 2023).
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
10. Denny Hamlin, 61 profession wins (by means of March 15, 2026).
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11. Kevin Harvick, 60 profession wins.
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12. Rusty Wallace, 55 profession wins.
“These are legends of the game, and I really feel very lucky to be on the record,” Hamlin stated. “However these guys had been way more gifted than I’ve ever thought of being. I simply work actually exhausting… days like as we speak definitely make me really feel completely satisfied about the place I am at in sports activities nonetheless and what I can nonetheless do.”
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Here is the highlights and remaining leaderboard from the Pennzoil NASCAR Cup Collection race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
NASCAR Cup Collection race at Las Vegas highlightsNASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas: Full outcomes
Here is how the sphere completed the Pennzoil 400:
(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
(9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
(24) William Byron, Chevrolet
(20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
(17) Chris Buescher, Ford
(5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
(19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
(23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
(6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
(3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
(45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
(1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
(7) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
(42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
(77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
(35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
(16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
(48) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet
(71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
(41) Cole Custer, Chevrolet
(8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
(88) Connor Zilisch, Chevrolet
(10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
(34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
(51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet
(97) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
