Tag Archives: Denny Hamlin

NASCAR Texas Notebook: Keselowski ‘Insane for Not Making the Cars Faster’

Runner-up Keselowski leaves Texas ‘Mad as Hell’Icon Sportswire – Getty Images Through the first 80 laps of the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, eventual runner-up Brad Keselowski had a bleak, frustrating day. However, on lap 165 of the double overtime race won by Chase Elliott, Keselowski and… Read More »

Chase Elliott ends NASCAR Cup winless streak in double overtime in Texas

Chase Elliott wins NASCAR Cup in Texas Jared C. Tilton – Getty Images Chase Elliott held off the field in a thrilling, wildly popular double victory in the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday, earning his first victory in 42 starts – dating back to the 2022 season. It certainly wasn’t an… Read More »

Chase Elliott ends NASCAR Cup winless streak in double overtime in Texas

Chase Elliott wins NASCAR Cup in Texas Jared C. Tilton – Getty Images Chase Elliott held off the field in a thrilling, wildly popular double victory in the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday, earning his first victory in 42 starts – dating back to the 2022 season. It certainly wasn’t an… Read More »

Cup rivals come to Hamlin’s defense after Richmond’s restart

A trio of NASCAR Cup Series drivers were unfazed by the final restart at Richmond Raceway on Tuesday as leader Denny Hamlin left early. “I didn’t see any problem with what happened,” said Josh Berry of Stewart-Haas Racing. “I’ve done a lot of short circuits and a lot of different rules – restart lines, restart… Read More »

Bristol was wild, but we don’t need to overreact

It’s been over nine years since Aaron Rodgers told Green Bay Packers fans to RELAX due to the team’s slow start to the 2014 season. On Sunday night, after winning the tire war at Bristol Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gabehart sent a clear message to the NASCAR industry and its fans.… Read More »

Denny Hamlin wins the NASCAR Cup race in Bristol

Tire manager: Hamlin wins Bristol NASCAR Cup race Jonathan Bachman – Getty Images How appropriate. On a day when tire management was the essential element in a NASCAR Cup Series race, three veterans claimed podium finishes, with Denny Hamlin winning Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. In a race that saw 54 lead… Read More »

What drivers said after Denny Hamlin’s win in Bristol

Here’s what the drivers said next Denny Hamlin won the spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin — Finished First: “That’s what I grew up doing here on the short tracks in the Mid-Atlantic, South Boston and Martinsville. Once it became a tire management race, I really liked our chances. The veteran at Martin… Read More »

Tire Terror leads to Denny Hamlin victory in Bristol

Tire Terror leads to Denny Hamlin victory in BristolIcon Sportswire – Getty Images For everyone clamoring for NASCAR to return to its roots, their wish was granted Sunday night in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. With Bristol Motor Speedway’s return to concrete for the spring race, so did a previous era of… Read More »

‘Hope I never have to run a race like that again’

Larson isn’t buying what NASCAR is selling in BristolIcon Sportswire – Getty Images NASCAR showed its best side, or at least commentary, after a series of tire problems turned the Bristol race upside down on Sunday. The company line even went so far as to say it was “one of the best short track races.”… Read More »