Denny Hamlin Wins NASCAR Cup Race at Bristol Amid Tire Drama

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Denny Hamlin was victorious Sunday night in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bristol's return to concrete racing was marred by extreme tire wear throughout the race.

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race. Denny Hamlin, who cut his teeth on the short tracks in the Mid-Atlantic region, held on to win his fourth Cup race at Bristol ahead of his teammate Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin would lead in 13 separate intervals for a total of 163 laps. This was took away a set of tires from the overall allotment between the Fall and Spring races and had to adjust their mistake mid-race. Tire management is a telltale sign of a good short-track racer, and it’s no surprise that the series veterans were the few who were able to hold on until the end of the race.Besides the two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates in front, only three others stayed on the lead lap to end the race.

 

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