Denny Hamlin received his third win of 2024 as he held off Kyle Larson on Sunday at Dover.
Hamlin took the lead on lap 329 of the 400-lap race after the ultimate restart and by no means relinquished it, although Larson gave him a run for the win within the last 15 laps. Larson received inside a half-second of Hamlin because the checkered flag approached, however Hamlin saved him at bay by transferring up and taking Larson’s line away.
After successful the pole for the race on Saturday, fourth-place finisher Kyle Busch stated that NASCAR’s present Cup Sequence automotive was higher at taking part in protection than it was at taking part in offense. Busch’s phrases have been prescient on Sunday as Hamlin was capable of blunt Larson’s ahead momentum within the corners by driving in the identical groove Larson was.
Larson caught Hamlin by transferring up towards the wall within the corners of the concrete oval as Hamlin was operating the underside of the observe. However Larson’s ahead march stopped when Hamlin moved his automotive off the underside groove and forward of Larson.
The victory is the 54th of Hamlin’s profession and ties him for twelfth on the all-time Cup Sequence wins listing with Lee Petty, the daddy of seven-time champion Richard Petty.
“It is simply unbelievable, I could not maintain Lee Petty’s helmet,” Hamlin stated.
Hamlin has established himself as among the finest Cup Sequence drivers ever regardless of his lack of a Cup Sequence title. He is had a robust probability on the title on what looks as if an annual foundation for the previous 15 years and he is as soon as once more positioned for late-season disappointment or long-awaited glory in 2024.
Hamlin’s three victories by way of 11 races this season are tied for essentially the most within the Cup Sequence with Daytona 500 winner William Byron.
Due to Larson’s win at Las Vegas earlier this season, Chase Elliott’s win at Texas and a win from Hamlin’s teammate Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports drivers have mixed to win 9 races to date this season. There is a lengthy option to go earlier than the season finale at Phoenix in November, nevertheless it will not be a shock in any respect if the 4 drivers competing for the title are all from both Hendrick or JGR.
Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. completed third between Larson and Busch and Elliott was fifth. Truex appeared to have a automotive able to successful on Sunday however he was slowed barely by harm on the entrance of his automotive. Truex hit the again bumper of Alex Bowman on a restart and the contact precipitated a separation to kind between the grille of the automotive and the splitter.
Wallace, Bell and Byron get taken out in wreck
The final warning of the day got here for a wreck that concerned Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell and William Byron.
All three drivers have been on the best way to top-15 finishes earlier than Wallace went spinning after contact from Zane Smith. He then collected Byron and Bell and all three drivers failed to complete.
Dover outcomes
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Larson
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Chase Elliott
6. Noah Gragson
7. Ryan Blakey
8. Alex Bowman
9. Daniel Henric
10. Ty Gibbs
11. Tyler Reddick
12. Ross Chastain
13. AJ Allmendinger
14. Josh Berry
15. Austin Cindric
16. Joey Logano
17. Chris Buescher
18. Daniel Suarez
19. Chase Briscoe
20. John Hunter Nemechek
21. Corey LaJoie
22. Carson Nonetheless
23. Justin Haley
24. Zane Smith
25. Corey Heim
26. Harrison Burton
27. Austin Dillon
28. Jimmie Johnson
29. Kaz Grala
30. Brad Keselowski
31. Todd Gilliland
32. Bubba Wallace
33. William Byron
34. Christopher Bell
35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
36. Michael McDowell
37. Ryan Preece
