Denny Hamlin loses points lead and says "we have to get to running a little bit better"
Race #1 - Race #17: Reddick leads NASCAR Cup championship Race #18 - Race #28: Hamlin leads NASCAR Cup championship Race #29 - ?: Larson leads NASCAR Cup championship After taking the points lead at Sonoma on June 28, Denny Hamlin has firmly held onto the top spot, even reaching a triple-digit points lead at one point before the Chase reset. He started the ten-race Chase with a ... Keep reading
Denny Hamlin has relinquished the points lead in the NASCAR Cup championship, with Kyle Larson now just one point ahead. The switch occurred after Hamlin's lead at Sonoma on June 28. Early in the ten-race Chase, Hamlin held a 25-point advantage, which diminished to 12 points post-Darlington, nine points after Gateway, and is currently erased at Bristol.
Despite this setback, Hamlin faces his longest period without a top five finish of the season. Larson, on the other hand, has secured three consecutive top fives to kick off the Chase. Hamlin attributes the slump to poor performance in the recent races, including an incident at the Southern 500 where his car was damaged. He expressed optimism about the upcoming intermediate tracks where he has historically performed well, including recent victories in Las Vegas and Charlotte.
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