Cliff Daniels has a new role in NASCAR: seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson‘s crew chief. Hendrick Motorsports announced Monday (July 29) that Daniels will take over the play-calling duties for Johnson effective immediately. Daniels replaces Kevin Meendering, who was in his first year with Johnson after replacing …
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The Headline(s): After a late-race wreck involving Kurt Busch and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (more on that later), Denny Hamlin prevailed on an overtime restart and held off teammate Erik Jones to win his fifth career race at Pocono, scoring his third win of 2019, the 34th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup …
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Who… should you be talking about after the race? With most of the field saving fuel during the final stage, Denny Hamlin passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones on lap 142 and hung on to win the Gander RV 400. Hamlin had to survive a surprise overtime finish after …
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This time, Denny Hamlin didn’t let the win slip away. One week after failing to get by Kevin Harvick in a last lap battle at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Hamlin captured the checkered flag at Pocono Raceway. In a race where fuel mileage and a few late-race restarts made the …
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Since 2015, Pocono Raceway has always been one of Brad Keselowski‘s better racetracks. The driver of the No. 2 continued the hot streak at the Tricky Triangle in Sunday’s Gander RV 400, having to overcome an early hurdle. On lap 4, Keselowski smacked the outside wall in turn three running …
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Pocono Raceway has always been one of Erik Jones‘ better racetracks, and he continued the hot streak on Sunday evening (July 28) in the Gander RV 400. Jones began the 400-mile event in fourth position. For much of the opening run of the race, the No. 20 car stayed inside …
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One week ago, Denny Hamlin beat himself up for his performance on the last lap after narrowly losing to Kevin Harvick at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. One week later, Hamlin made all the right moves to win the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon (July 28). Hamlin …
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The curse of inspection in 2019 carried onto Pocono Raceway, with nine different drivers forfeiting their starting positions after failing inspection Sunday morning (July 28). Hendrick Motorsports was hardest hit, with its flagship teams of William Byron and Jimmie Johnson forced to start at the rear. Both teams will lose …
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin Wins Strategy Filled Race Pocono Raceway is known for a variety of different strategies. That’s exactly what we saw in Sunday’s Gander RV 400, with Denny Hamlin stretching the fuel tank to earn his third victory of 2019. Hamlin didn’t have the best …
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Three years ago this weekend, Chris Buescher‘s name went into the NASCAR record book as a winner in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. But it’s actually been the past three months of 2019 that’s seen the Texan be his best since moving to Cup full time in 2016. Sure, …
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