That is how Dale Earnhardt Jr acquired two Daytona 500 wins and Denny Hamlin three – including consecutive ones in 2019-20. But in the present day, drivers are gridlocked into place because the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Don’t expect Denny Hamlin to stay in line during the closing laps of the Daytona 500. He’s not settling for second. He’s not sacrificing his finish to help a teammate.

Denny Hamlin has won the Daytona 500 three times, and he appeared to be on his way to a fourth victory in NASCAR's biggest race until another driver's move caused a pileup on the final lap.

And Cindric‘s performance on these kind of tracks was publicly praised this week by fellow competitor, three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin — a pat-on-the-back not so common in the sport.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin almost couldn’t help himself at the start of his Daytona 500 qualifying race, when he anxiously tried to charge to the front and shake ...