{
  "id": 13540439,
  "title": "Denny Hamlin's pursuit of Kyle Larson is one race at a time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/denny-hamlins-pursuit-of-kyle-larson-is-one-race-at-a-time",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T21:17:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/denny-hamlins-pursuit-of-kyle-larson-is-one-race-at-a-time-/10864091/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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 ...…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Streaking Kyle Larson looks to pad points lead at Charlotte as NASCAR playoffs reach midway point",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/streaking-kyle-larson-looks-to-pad-points-lead-at-charlotte-as-nascar",
        "published": "2026-10-10T17:06:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Denny Hamlin's pursuit of Kyle Larson is one race at a time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/denny-hamlins-pursuit-of-kyle-larson-is-one-race-at-a-time-13546660",
        "published": "2026-10-10T21:17:57.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}