{"id":86751,"date":"2025-11-24T22:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T02:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/hamlin-on-the-pole-he-seeks-his-first-nascar-title-in-phoenix\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T22:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T02:04:01","slug":"hamlin-on-the-pole-he-seeks-his-first-nascar-title-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nascar\/hamlin-on-the-pole-he-seeks-his-first-nascar-title-in-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamlin on the pole: He seeks his first NASCAR title in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denny Hamlin seeks to break the drought and secure the NASCAR championship<\/h2>\n\nIn a season full of emotions, Denny Hamlin is in a position to break a streak and secure the NASCAR championship. Hamlin, in his twentieth full season, won the pole position at Phoenix Raceway, preparing for the final where the champion will be decided.\n\nThe competition for the title will be fierce, with Hamlin facing his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Chase Briscoe, and William Byron and Kyle Larson from Hendrick Motorsports. The winner of the race will take home the coveted title.\n\nHamlin arrives at this final after an outstanding season, where he achieved six victories, the most in the series. His victory in Las Vegas secured his place in the final, giving him time to fine-tune his car and strategy.\n\n\n

I think the benefit was winning in Las Vegas because I was able to get a lot of work done before this week. That way, this week isn’t so busy.<\/p>Denny Hamlin<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe driver has remained calm and focused, treating the week like any other in Phoenix, although he acknowledges the increased influx of people. Hamlin has the support of friends and family who share his enthusiasm in the area.\n\nAfter securing the first starting position with an impressive time, Hamlin’s fans eagerly await Sunday. However, the driver is aware that he might be peaking too soon.\n\nLarson, the only champion in the group, and Byron, who is seeking his third consecutive title, are strong contenders. Briscoe, in his first final, will also seek victory.\n\nHamlin has had opportunities to win the championship in the past, but luck hasn’t been on his side. Despite this, he has become the public’s favorite; even his competitors recognize that a victory for Hamlin would be well-received.\n\n\n

Everyone likes a story like that, where someone is near the end of their career, all that, I can see why people would root for it.<\/p>Kyle Larson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nHamlin arrives at the final race after a crew chief change. Although he initially opposed it, the current crew chief has managed to get his car to the final.\n\nHamlin is motivated to win, especially because of his father. “I know for sure that this is my last chance for my father to see it. I don’t want him to leave and never get to see the moment.”","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Denny Hamlin seeks to break the drought and secure the NASCAR championship In a season full of emotions, Denny Hamlin is in a position to break a streak and secure the NASCAR championship. Hamlin, in his twentieth full season, won the pole position at Phoenix Raceway, preparing for the final where the champion will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[514,180,182,9558],"class_list":{"0":"post-86751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-championship","9":"tag-denny-hamlin","10":"tag-nascar","11":"tag-phoenix"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}