KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin got his second Sprint Cup win of the season by passing Martin Truex with 30 laps to go in Sunday’s 267-lap race, then holding off two hard challenges by Truex.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin got his second Sprint Cup win of the season by passing Martin Truex with 30 laps to go in Sunday’s 267-lap race, then holding off two hard challenges by Truex.
“The car was good, but the team really freed it up about midway, and from then on, we were able to run up front,” said Hamlin. “It was a great team effort. When I started to catch Martin, I was wondering if I had enough car to get by him.
“We were getting all we could there at the end, and it was just enough to keep him from getting back around us.
It was Hamlin’s first victory at the 1.5-mile Kansas track, and the 19th of his career.
“I feel sorry for Martin and Michael Waltrip (car owner). I know they needed a win, but so did we.”
Truex drove a great race and led the most laps, and even though he mounted two late-race challenges with three laps to go, it wasn’t enough to catch the speedy Hamlin.
After a late round of green-flag pit stops put all the leaders on the same sequence, the sun broke through the clouds and changed the complexion of the race.
Until the last 40 laps, Truex had been dominant, having led 173 laps, but the changing weather conditions caused a handling problem with his No. 56 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.
“Something happened to our car, I don’t know what.” said Truex. “When we came out of the pits on that last set of tires, it was different. We had lost some of our speed. Until the end, we were running so well. We were the fastest car on the track.
“I feel like we just gave one away today.”
Jimmie Johnson finished third, but he never contended for the lead. Matt Kenseth was fourth, while his teammate, Greg Biffle, last week’s winner, was fifth.
“It’s not the finish we wanted,” said Biffle. “We were hoping for another win, but we were a little off. The nose was sliding around, and we were loose at times.”
Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch were the remaining top-10 finishers.
Top 12 leaders after 8 of 36:
1. Biffle 312 2. Truex 297 3. Kenseth 295 4. Earnhardt 291 5. Hamlin 289 6. Harvick 287 7. Johnson 275 8. Stewart 265 9. Edwards 251 10. Newman 249 11. Bowyer 227 12. Logano 221
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