Hamlin Holds Off Larson for 3rd Win of Season

April 29, 2024

Good Morning Race Fans. April wraps up with another Hamlin win, lets dig in below.

CUP RACE RECAP
Hamlin Holds Off Larson for 3rd Win of Season

Source: Denny Hamlin via X

Denny Hamlin dominated late in the race and held off a surging Kyle Larson by 0.256 seconds who was closing in on the final laps. Denny backed up his claim from his podcast last week where he declared that he was going to win this week.

Martin Truex Jr. looked to have the dominant car early on, leading 69 laps on his way to a stage 1 win. However, Truex suffered some front end damage on a restart and was unable to reclaim the lead after. Despite the damage, Truex still managed his way to a 3rd place finish.

William Byron, Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell, who have all had strong seasons so far, all wrecked out of the race with 71 laps left. This marks Bell’s 4th straight race with major difficulties. Although the number 20 driver has breathing room with a win back at Phoenix, these last handful of races have hurt his standings in the points.

Denny looks to continue his strong start to the season at two more tracks he has a history of success at, Kansas and Darlington.

STANDINGS

POS

DRIVER

POINTS

WINS

1

Kyle Larson

410

1

2

Martin Truex Jr

395

0

3

Chase Elliott

377

1

4

Denny Hamlin

361

3

5

Tyler Reddick

354

1

6

William Byron

348

3

7

Ryan Blaney

342

0

8

Ty Gibbs

323

0

9

Alex Bowman

302

0

9

Ross Chastain

302

0

IN THE NEWS

🚨 Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in his lower vertebra following his vicious hit at Talladega last week. Corey Heim replaced him in the No. 43 Toyota at Dover and placed 25th in his Cup Series debut. Jones’ return has yet to be determined.

🛞 NASCAR announced three tire options for the All-Star Race next month at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The different tire compounds follow F1 type rules where teams will be able to decide between different grips and tire wears. The decision will add an extra layer of strategy for teams and should add excitement to the race.

OTHER SERIES

Source: Xfinity Racing via X

🏁 Ryan Truex wins the Xfinity race at Dover for the second straight year.

🏆 Connor Zilisch wins ARCA Race at Dover.

NEXT WEEK
Cup, Truck and ARCA head to Kansas

📍Kansas Speedway

⏳ Qualifying Saturday at 5:50 p.m. ET

⏰ Race Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET

📺 Watch on FS1

🏁 Last years winner: Denny Hamlin (Spring), Tyler Reddick (Fall)

POLL SECTION

WRAPPING UP

Till next week 🤙🏼