{"id":50924,"date":"2024-05-08T21:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T02:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=50924"},"modified":"2024-05-08T21:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T02:07:15","slug":"denny-hamlin-the-entire-race-at-kansas-was-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/denny-hamlin-the-entire-race-at-kansas-was-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin: The \u2018entire race\u2019 at Kansas was great"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denny Hamlin<\/strong> enjoyed competing in the NASCAR Cup Series race in Kansas this past weekend. He talked about the race on his Actions Detrimental<\/em> podcast<\/a> and explained why the \u201centre race\u201d was great. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis I thought was an overall great race, the entire race was great,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cIt was a fantastic show. \u2026This is another track now probably our best two races of the year, when it comes to Bristol and Kansas, is two tracks where we wore out the tires. There was guys that were pitting at the end of that race because they were wearing the tires out. Surely to God NASCAR, you\u2019re not thinking of changing the tire when it comes to this because the show is absolutely amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamlin also compared the Kansas race the the one in Atlanta earlier this year. \u201cSometimes when people were talking were talking about Atlanta that oh this is the greatest race,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cNo, it had a very good finish. The finish was good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denny Hamlin explains why he finished fifth in Kansas<\/h2>\n

At the AdventHealth 400, Hamlin finished fifth to earn his fourth top-five finish of the Cup Series Season. Kyle Larson<\/strong> won the race but it was extremely close as edged out Chris Buescher<\/strong> in the closest race in NASCAR history<\/a>. Hamlin explained what went wrong for him on the last lap.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cI had my own issues getting off Turn 2 on that last lap because the 19 [Truex Jr] \u2014 I was about to clear him, and I come down the track \u2014 he dumps air on the left side, I start getting tight, I see Chase coming [and] I check up because I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh f***, I don\u2019t wanna get just killed by the 9 [Elliott] here on the outside.\u2019 So, I get passed by both of them and I\u2019m watching what\u2019s going on in the front because I\u2019m thinking, \u2018Well, how do I set myself up here?\u2019 So, I slow down entering Turn 3 to try to get a big run off and the whole time I\u2019m just watching those first two leaders and I\u2019m like, \u2018Are they gonna keep it off of each other? Really, like they\u2019re not gonna make any contact through [Turns] 3 and 4?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was epic, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamlin is in a good spot to win his first Cup Series title. He\u2019s currently in fourth place behind Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. and Larson and is one of two drivers to win three races this season with the other being William Byron. <\/p>\n

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