![]() ![]() “We got spun early (in the race) and the car was never really the same after that, but we played the strategy really well to get us up there. “First off, really proud of my team, they got us in position to race for the win,’’ said Larson, who did earn the Stage 2 win – his third of the year. Instead of a top-5 finish – or possible victory – he recovered from the incident to cross the finish line 21st. Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, did not mince words after climbing out of his No. Just so happy we’re winning these races we should win.’’ “I thought we had the best car and the strategy worked out. “I love it, I love it,’’ Hamlin said, acknowledging the boos. He (Larson) missed the corner first and evidently didn’t have his right side tires clean and when he gassed up and got going again, you have an option in those positions to either hold it wide open and hit the fence or lift and race it out. “Both guys wrecked themselves,’’ Hamlin said of Larson and contact he had earlier with Larson’s teammate Alex Bowman. Larson, who finished 21st after the contact, disagreed and was none too happy with his good friend and golf partner. ![]() ![]() Hamlin, 42, maintained the action was just close-quarter racing for a win. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led the field to pit road at the 2.5-mile track after the checkered flag. The race ended under caution for a last lap incident elsewhere on track, and the Pocono crowd voiced its displeasure, booing loudly as Hamlin’s No. Denny Hamlin prevailed in a tight door-to-door bump-and-go pass on Kyle Larson with seven laps remaining to claim a historic all-time best seventh NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway – the win in Sunday’s 400 also marking Hamlin’s 50th career trophy and second of the 2023 season. ![]()
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