Denny Hamlin's pursuit of Kyle Larson is one race at a time
For the most part, there is very little Denny Hamlin can do about Kyle Larson opening the Chase for the Championship with a 2.2 average finish. Sure, he gave away roughly 15 to 20 points last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 team has done more to take the championship lead away than the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 team has done to lose it. So as far as Hamlin ...…
Denny Hamlin remains focused on his pursuit of Kyle Larson in the Chase for the Championship, viewing the final five races as a series of stages to be won one by one. Despite giving away roughly 15 to 20 points during a recent event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Hamlin's Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 team has managed to keep the championship lead from falling into the hands of the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 team.
As Hamlin put it at Charlotte Motor Speedway, "If I win five in a row, we're going to be the champions." He emphasizes that the team cannot control what the 5 team does, and that all they can do is control their own outcome. Hamlin acknowledges that they made a mistake last week by not staying on track and taking points from Larson, but focuses on the upcoming races.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver has previously overcome a 100-point deficit to Tyler Reddick, winning races and proving that anything is possible in this new 10-race season.
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