NASCAR AT POCONO: Hamlin seems to make history with every race
LONG POND — When Denny Hamlin came to Pocono Raceway as a rookie 20 years ago, he knew nothing about the place. So his first time on the track during practice, he followed veteran Mark Martin. “I thought he was the right guy to follow,” Hamlin said. “I followed him for five laps.
LONG POND — When Denny Hamlin came to Pocono Raceway as a rookie 20 years ago, he knew nothing about the place. So his first time on the track during practice, he followed veteran Mark Martin.“I thought he was the right guy to follow,” Hamlin said.
“I followed him for five laps. Passed him on Lap Six. I think I got this place figured out.
From then on we’ve won a lot of races. I’ve just approached the place the same way every time. It’s worked.”
Worked is an understatement.Ironically, Martin never won in 54 starts at Pocono, finishing second seven times. Hamlin has a track-record eight victories at the 2.
5-mile triangular track after taking the checkered flag Sunday in The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA. He passed Christopher Bell — who gambled and tried stretch his fuel mileage the final 51 laps — with five laps remaining and won by 1.678 seconds over Tyler Reddick.
It is the fourth win of the season for Hamlin and third in a row after victories the previous two weeks at Nashville and Michigan in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.Seemingly with every race, Hamlin is making history.
When he won the pole Saturday at Pocono for Sunday’s race, he tied Ryan Newman for ninth on NASCAR’s all-time list. His three consecutive wins all came from the pole, becoming just the fourth driver to accomplish that feat. Richard Petty did it in 1966 and 1967.
Bobby Allison did it in 1971 and Darrell Waltrip did it in 1981. The victory was the 64th of his career, breaking a tie for ninth place on NASCAR’s all-time list with the late Kyle Busch.Also, Sunday’s win was the 19th by Joe Gibbs Racing at Pocono, which is tied with Hendrick Motorsports for most at the track.
JGR cars won nine of the last 14 races at Pocono.Hamlin’s place in history is not important to him right now. Winning is all that matters.
“To me it’s like wins, wins, wins. What is your win percentage?” Hamlin said “That’s what I really, really am trying to continue on a run.
“I mean, you always have aspirati
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