Denny Hamlin Celebrates His 60th Victory with Emotion in Las Vegas
In an emotional day at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin conquered his sixth checkered flag of the season, marking his 60th career victory. This achievement, dedicated to his father, who is facing health problems, secures him a place in the NASCAR championship final. Hamlin, 44, three-time Daytona 500 winner and considered one of the most outstanding drivers without a Cup Series title, returns to the championship race since 2021. In addition, he is the driver with the most victories for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota.The victory in Las Vegas was the result of an intense battle in the last ten laps, where Hamlin surpassed Kyle Larson and his teammate, Chase Briscoe. Hamlin, who started in fifth place after the last pit stop, prevailed thanks to a strategy of four new tires. Hamlin’s team leader, Chris Gayle, highlighted the importance of this victory, which represents the seventh of the season and the most since 2020. Other prominent drivers in the race were Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, and Tyler Reddick. William Byron, who had an incident in the race, expressed his disappointment after a crash. Ryan Blaney had issues with his tires and suffered a hard blow to his title aspirations. The next NASCAR event will be held at the Talladega Superspeedway.I am very happy that you were able to see victory number 60. That was very important to me.
Denny Hamlin
