Hamlin, who led all however 11 of the ultimate 147 laps, obtained beat by Larson on pit street on their closing inexperienced flag pit cease however reclaimed it on the following restart.
Larson was in a position to reduce Hamlin’s result in underneath a second with 40 of 400 laps to go, fell again a pit and placed on one closing cost during the last 10 laps earlier than Hamlin held him off by 0.256 seconds to earn his third win of the 2024 season.
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“I feel the important thing second actually was Kyle did a terrific job executing on that inexperienced flag pit cease. Then we have been in a position to get the lead on the restart, which allowed us with a warning to regulate the restart,” Hamlin mentioned. “That was the important thing second for us. Man, definitely feels good successful right here at Dover.”
Requested about tying Lee Petty for 12th all time in wins, Hamlin mentioned, “It is incredible. I could not maintain Lee Petty’s helmet. I have been blessed with a terrific race group. This entire group, everybody that helps this No. 11 automotive, they’re those that make it occur. I am the fortunate one which will get to drive it.”
All three of Hamlin’s prime 5 finishes this season have resulted in wins. His victory – coming off back-to-back finishes of thirtieth or worse – is the 54th of his profession, leaving him tied with Corridor of Famer Lee Petty for twelfth all time.
Regardless of injury to his entrance splitter Martin Truex Jr. ended up third, pole winner Kyle Busch was fourth and Chase Elliott rounded out the highest 5.
Finishing the highest 10 have been Noah Gragson, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Daniel Hemric and Ty Gibbs.
Stage 1
Truex claimed the Stage 1 win underneath warning over William Byron when Brad Keselowski had a tire go down and spun with two laps remaining. Tyler Reddick was third, Blaney fourth and Larson rounded out the highest 5.
Stage 2
Larson got here out the chief from a spherical of inexperienced flag pit stops and held off Bowman by 0.870 seconds to take the Stage 2 win. Hamlin was third, Truex fourth and Elliott ended up fifth.
Stage 3
Following the break between Levels 2 and three, the lead lap vehicles all elected to pit with Hamlin first off pit street. Hamlin led Larson and Bowman when the race resumed on lap 259.
Truex was the primary of the lead lap vehicles to hit pit street with 84 laps to go to kick off a closing spherical of pit stops to tackle new tires and gas to make it to the top of the race.
Larson beat Hamlin off pit street whereas the 2 each made their prime on the identical lap simply earlier than Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wrecked to convey out a warning in the midst of the cycle of stops.
The vehicles that had not but made a cease did so underneath the warning, together with Bowman and Busch who pit once more for brand spanking new tires.
Larson inherited the lead underneath the warning and led Hamlin, Truex and Elliott when the race resumed with 72 laps to go.
Coming off Flip 2, a multi-car wreck triggered by Zane Smith collected Byron, Bubba Wallace Christopher Bell and introduced the warning again out simply after Hamlin reclaimed the lead from Larson.
When the race returned to inexperienced, Hamlin led Larson and Truex with 62 laps remaining.
Larson reduce Hamlin’s result in underneath one second with 40 laps to go as Truex ran third and Gragson moved as much as fourth.
Larson closed to inside a pair automotive lengths of Hamlin with 10 laps remaining whereas Truex remained far behind in third, practically three seconds again.
