Denny Hamlin Wins NASCAR Cup Series Tire Management Battle with a Victory at Bristol

Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series tire management battle with a victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Food City 500.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — How appropriate. 

On a day where tire management was the essential element in a NASCAR Cup Series race, three veterans swept the podium positions, with Denny Hamlin winning Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. 

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With Luck on his Side, Kyle Busch Seems Unstoppable

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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – He may not win all the time, though considering the frequency in which Kyle Busch does visit Victory Lane it certainly creates the impression that the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is omnipresent in the winner’s circle.

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Power But No Steering

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It was a frustrating day for pole winner Chase Elliott as the Hendrick Motorsports driver lost the power steering in his No. 9 Chevrolet barely 20 laps into the race, then was involved in an incident just shy of the halfway point of the 500-lap race.

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Hamlin Shoulders Blame

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Denny Hamlin, the series’ most recent winner heading into the Bristol race weekend, appeared to have made the move of the race when a two-tire call under caution at lap 417 put him out front for the subsequent restart.

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Missed Opportunity for Bowyer

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Clint Bowyer led five times for 24 laps and had one of the best long-run cars in the field Sunday. But contact with Joey Logano on lap 432 resulted in a flat tire for the Stewart-Haas driver and put the team in catch-up mode for the remainder of the race.

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