Who won the NASCAR race yesterday?
Denny Hamlin won the first race of a round for the second time in a row in this year’s playoffs. He also won the first race in the Round of 16, a victory at Darlington that put him into the Round of 12.
“I’m so happy to not have to worry about the next two weeks, but I am a professional and I will work just as hard each and every week to win,“ he told NBCSN’s Dave Burns after the race.
Hamlin was at his best in the second half of Sunday’s race. He won Stage 2 and was out front for most of Stage 3. He gave up the lead during green-flag pit stops but retook control with 39 laps remaining after everyone had pitted.