Denny Hamlin comes to Martinsville off 2 straight short track wins, with qualifying for the Cook Out 400 set for Saturday afternoon
Denny Hamlin joined William Byron as the only two-time winners on the NASCAR Cup Series this season, taking the checkered flag at Richmond. It was Hamlin’s second straight short-track victory, added to his win at Bristol on St. Patrick’s Day and left the number of drivers provisionally qualified for the end-of-season playoffs at five. Qualifying for Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway is set for Saturday afternoon. Hamlin owns three wins in the spring race on “The Paperclip,” an elongated 0.526-mile oval with little banking. His spring wins came in 2008, 2010 and 2015. Kyle Larson took the checkered flag in the race last year.
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Date: April 6, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 2
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Hamlin arrives in Martinsville third in the driver standings, 18 points behind leader Martin Truex Jr. Larson is 14 points back, while Ty Gibbs trails by 24 points and defending NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney comes in 41 points behind.
Larson cruised to a 4.142-second victory last spring ahead of Joey Logano, taking the lead on Lap 371 and holding it the rest of the way.
The 400-lap race covers 210.4 miles, with Stage 1 taking in the first 80 laps. Stage 2 covers the next 100 turns around the course and Stage 3 wraps up the final 220 laps.
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