Denny Hamlin sweeps the weekend’s events in NASCAR’s top two divisions
Saturday night’s Southern 500 was a classic clash of man versus track.
Denny Hamlin swept the weekend’s events in NASCAR’s top two divisions for the first time in his career and became the first competitor since Mark Martin pulled off the Darlington double in 1993.
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And the competition is making it easy for Hamlin, including defending four-time champion Jimmie Johnson. The No. 48 team was far from championship form on the “Track Too Tough to Tame.” Johnson first slapped the wall on Lap 32 and his race was downhill after that. The team pitted the car twice for repairs during the first caution starting on Lap 46 and appeared back in contention before a second wreck. The final blow for Johnson was exacted by AJ Allmendinger after his brakes failed on the backstretch on Lap 180. The No. 48 faded into the night on a wrecker while Johnson dropped 110 points behind championship leader Kevin Harvick.
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“I can’t tell you how excited I am about winning right now because I know what our team is capable of by the time we hit Chase (for the Sprint Cup) time,” Hamlin said. “We’re running pretty much last year’s cars for the most part. We’re just kind of easing our way into it.”
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