Denny Hamlin had a tough day over the weekend at Watkins Glen. He finished 23rd and was dropped to 13th in the playoff standings, six points behind Ty Gibbs on the postseason cutoff line.
The pit crew for Denny Hamlin during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. after he was caught up in an opening-lap wreck that knocked fellow playoff driver Ryan Blaney out of the race.He finished 23rd and was dumped to 13th in the NASCAR playoff standings, six points behind Ty Gibbs on the postseason cutoff line.
“I feel like we can go there and win,” Hamlin said. “We are going to an oval, back to a normal track. We can control our own destiny there.” Hamlin, NASCAR Cup Series champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr., and Harrison Burton are in the bottom four. Christopher Bell finished 14th at the Glen and holds a comfortable 46-point edge in the standings.
Joey Logano compete in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Watkins Glen was a disaster for most of the playoff field. Chase Briscoe was the highest finisher among the 16 drivers, in sixth place. At least 11 playoff drivers ran into some sort of issue, including a rough scene late in the race where Keselowski and William Byron crashed battling for position.
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