It’s been quite the week for Denny Hamlin, who made waves with his post-All Star Race quotes and appeared on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast to break all of them down.
The NASCAR Cup Series team owner and driver, on Sunday, conquered the final overtime restart in what was one of the most wild Coca Cola 600’s fans have seen in recent history.
“It’s so special,” Hamlin said on the FOX broadcast. “I mean it’s the last big one that’s not on my resume. I can’t thank my team enough. I’ve been a Coca Cola driver for 18 years and I’ve never won a 600. We just found ourselves in the right place at the right time.”
Hamlin becomes the third driver to reach multiple wins in the Cup Series this season, officially clinching a playoff spot in a race that took out many cars.
The big one struck here:
ABSOLUTE JUNKYARD AT TURN TWO@AlwaysRaceDay #CocaCola600 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/DbUKryeHA8
— Mr Matthew CFB 🇺🇦 (@MrMatthewCFB) May 30, 2022
Later in the race, when it seemed to settle down for the longest stint of the night, Daniel Suarez spun and Chris Buescher went for a ride:
Daniel Suarez spun and it triggered this violent wreck for Chris Buescher, ending his night and bringing out a red flag in what has already been a marathon of a race. #CocaCola600 #NASCAR
🎥 @MrMatthewCFBpic.twitter.com/1xQp7Pxtl0
— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) May 30, 2022
Eventually, with 12 drivers completely out of the race, Kyle Larson held the lead and tried to stave off Chase Briscoe. However, this race was not to be done.
Briscoe went around and brought out a green-white-checkered that was destined to change the outcome of the race.
CHASE BRISCOE SPINS OUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO#NASCAR #COCACOLA600 pic.twitter.com/QlaCOwBHQ4
— Mr Matthew CFB 🇺🇦 (@MrMatthewCFB) May 30, 2022
Larson and Ross Chastain took two tires on their respective trips to pit road, and it came back to haunt them.
Austin Dillon made the run and got by the two, but after he went around, NASCAR was forced to call another overtime finish.
AUSTIN DILLON TRIED TO BE THE HERO AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED#NASCAR #COCACOLA600 pic.twitter.com/KSdOvbq8Vn
— Mr Matthew CFB 🇺🇦 (@MrMatthewCFB) May 30, 2022
It lead to Hamlin winning a battle against Kyle Busch, and taking home his first career Coca Cola 600 victory at the track.
The NASCAR Cup Series will return next week with a trip to Gateway in their cards and a Sunday, June 5 date with the St. Louis oval in its inaugural premier tour event. The full results can be seen below.
NASCAR Cup Series Results
Coca Cola 600
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Sun. May 29, 2022
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Chase Briscoe
5. Christopher Bell
6. Tyler Reddick
7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8. Michael McDowell
9. Kyle Larson
10. Alex Bowman
11. Harrison Burton
12. Martin Truex Jr.
13. Ty Dillon
14. Erik Jones
15. Ross Chastain
16. Todd Gilliland
17. Aric Almirola
18. Cody Ware
19. BJ McLeod
20. Joey Logano
21. Cole Custer
22. Austin Dillon
23. Kaz Grala
24. Noah Gragson
25. Daniel Suarez
26. Chris Buescher
27. Justin Haley
28. Bubba Wallace
29. Ryan Blaney
30. Brad Keselowski
31. Kurt Busch
32. William Byron
33. Chase Elliott
34. Austin Cindric
35. Corey LaJoie
36. Josh Bilicki
37. Ryan Preece
