Will Denny Hamlin, who turns 43 in a couple of weeks, ever win a Cup Series championship? He's not shying away from the challenge.
Hamlin has eight seasons where he has finished in the top-5 in the standings.After Hamlin left Martinsville Speedway as one of the eliminated drivers from 2023 championship contention, the big cloud continued to follow:Hamlin has been foiled by maybe not being able to handle the pressure at a young age to a piece of tape being put on the car to help aerodynamics that was just too big and hurt the performance.
Over his career, he has won 33 times on intermediate tracks , five times on high-banked speedways, 12 times on short tracks and once on a road course. "It's just a funny way to do it," Hamlin said."Certainly, we believe if Vegas were to set the lines on who the best four are, we're up there every week and we have a great shot.
"I think he's very comfortable with his résumé and would challenge most anyone else to accumulate the same one — winning Phoenix or not."Not having a shot this year will bother Gabehart because of the power steering failure last week. But he also knows that getting to the Championship 4 is just part of the journey.