NASCAR now has five different winners through five races after Denny Hamlin prevailed in another dominant weekend for Joe Gibbs Racing at Bristol. The four-car team combined to lead 383 of the 500 laps in a race marked by dramatic tire wear and tire management with Martin Truex Jr. finishing second.
Denny Hamlin celebrates winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Bristol, Tenn. Denny Hamlin, centro, celebra después de ganar la carrera de la Copa NASCAR Series, el domingo 17 de marzo de 2024, en Bristol, Tennessee. Martin Truex Jr. leads Denny Hamlin past Todd Gilliland during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Bristol, Tenn.
Fast facts: The victory was Hamlin’s second in a row at Bristol and fourth overall. It also was Hamlin’s 52nd career win. ... Truex was second, followed by Brad Keselowski in a Ford, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson, both in Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets. ... They were the only drivers to finish on the leap lap, the first time so few drivers did that since 2004 at Dover. ... For the second consecutive race, the JGR Toyotas dominated, combining to lead 383 of the 500 laps.
Fast facts: Smith and Austin Hill are the only drivers that have finished in the top five in all four races this season. Sheldon Creed has done it three times. ... Smith, Hill and Brandon Jones are the only drivers to have completed all 694 laps. ... Jesse Love had led the most laps with 191.Last race: Christian Eckes passed Kyle Busch for the lead on Lap 159 and held off the career truck series victory leader by 0.141 seconds at Bristol.
Fast facts: Eckes led the final 92 laps for his first win of the season, his first at Bristol and sixth overall. ... Zane Smith was third, three-time series champion Matt Crafton fourth and Tyler Ankrum fifth. ... Eckes was passed for the lead by Corey Heim with six laps to go last fall at Bristol, costing him a spot in the championship final four, then won the season finale.Schedule: Thursday, practice, 9:30 p.m.; Friday, practice, 1 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1 a.m.
Fast facts: Verstappen has won nine consecutive races dating to last season and 19 of the last 20. Another victory on Sunday would allow him to match his F1 series record of 10 consecutive victories set last season when he won 19 of 22 races overall.Schedule: Friday, open test session 1, noon, and open test session 2, 5 p.m.; Saturday, open test session 3, noon, open test session 4, 4 p.m., qualifying group 1, 8 p.m., and qualifying group 2, 8:27 p.m.; Sunday, heat race 1, 12:15 p.m.
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