
Joe Gibbs Racing ace Denny Hamlin gained his second consecutive race at Darlington Raceway final weekend. Nonetheless, his run was not straightforward as he unexpectedly gained the race. Later, throughout an interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90), Hamlin revealed two pivotal moments that modified the result of the 297-lap race.
Hamlin had a gradual begin. After starting the race from third, he needed to cease for an early pit cease on lap three. This prompted him to lose a few spots and wrap up Stage 1 of the race in P16. Throughout Stage 2, the JGR obtained his first probability at victory. Roush Fenway Racing driver Brad Keselowski introduced out a warning, giving Hamlin an opportunity to enter the highest 5, and he remained there for many of the race.
The #11 Toyota Camry XSE driver talked concerning the final warning, saying [00:38 onwards]:
“That final warning got here out. And so we have been type of resigned to the truth that we have been going to run third on that day, and I used to be comfortable. I believed we had in all probability an eighth- to tenth-place automobile on Sunday, however, you understand, we battled, and we stored it up entrance. It is like, you understand, we’re gonna outkick our protection right here, after which that warning comes out. And my first, you understand, feeling was, nicely, rattling, you understand, we’re gonna discover a option to get, you understand, lose our lose this good end.”
“However then once I look and see that there is not many lap vehicles between us and the leaders, once I go, nicely, perhaps we’re gonna get off the street first. So issues change fairly shortly in about 10-minute span,” he added.
Denny Hamlin certified third for the NASCAR Throwback Weekend race. He accomplished the 1.366-mile observe with a greatest time of 28.87 seconds and a high velocity of 170.35 mph. Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron secured the pole place with a 0.09-second lead over Hamlin.
Denny Hamlin led 10 laps and secured 48 factors from the Goodyear 400 race held on Sunday, April 6, at Darlington Raceway. This additionally marked his second win within the 2025 Cup Sequence.
Denny Hamlin’s pit crew opened up about studying an excellent transfer that took ‘all the offseason’
NASCAR Cup Sequence driver Denny Hamlin’s crew has mastered a method to save lots of each second within the pits. Not too long ago, throughout an interview with NASCAR analyst Steven Taranto on FS1, Hamlin’s jackman, Joel-Alexandre Bouagnon, defined how he mastered the transfer.
Bouagnon revealed he slings the jack from behind and crosses his fingers over to save lots of each tenth of a second in the course of the pits to provide drivers the prospect to be extra aggressive on the observe. He added that it was not a straightforward transfer to grasp, saying [00:23 onwards]:
“It is a lengthy course of. It is prefer it took about each little bit of the low season. You recognize, simply each rep you acquire a bit bit extra confidence sufficient to take out to the observe, as a result of, you understand, there’s loads of danger out right here. However yeah, I would say about all the offseason.”
Denny Hamlin moved 4 spots on the Cup Sequence drivers’ standings. Hamlin ranks second with 266 factors, which he earned from two wins, 4 top-five finishes, and 5 top-10 finishes in eight begins within the 2025 Cup Sequence season.