On a throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, with a move he termed “a throwback to Dale Earnhardt,” Denny Hamlin won his fifth NASCAR XFINITY Series event at the Lady in Black—all from the pole.
The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota grabbed the lead from Joey Logano after a restart on lap 147 of 148—one beyond the scheduled distance—and when Logano got inside position on the final circuit and surged ahead into turn three, Hamlin responded with a crossover move, retook the top spot off turn four and won a drag race to the finish line. Continue reading