Hamlin is vying for the driver's and owner's championships in NASCAR.

[{"selector":"#anim-c22249c2-acba-4155-857c-9ae111e90f93 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.332031027500188%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Hamlin is vying for the driver's and owner's championships in NASCAR.

[{"selector":"#anim-1c635ccd-a85e-4bfb-a495-72fd1a134354 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.282043343451416%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google In Bristol on Saturday night, driver Denny Hamlin discovered himself in the most copied position of the race.

[{"selector":"#anim-24b23a0f-dfe1-4f8a-9981-3d20b69f6473 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.303571315122227%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google His second-place finish at Kansas Speedway over the weekend all but guaranteed him a spot in the upcoming playoffs.

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[{"selector":"#anim-f5949f63-fc7c-4fc7-a432-fa05b9827b9c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.76654401307512%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The No. 45 car, piloted by Bubba Wallace for 23XI racing, was the one he pursued in the round of the race on Sunday but it eventually faded.

[{"selector":"#anim-ee2085cd-220a-4ade-b4d4-14313400bea6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-27.73437486489306%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google owned by Michael Jordan, a Hall of Fame basketball player, and Hamlin. The triumph pushed

[{"selector":"#anim-3ea2eddd-5f46-4323-9fb2-0701b672c784 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.332031027500188%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google the team to the next round in the owner's championship race for the Nascar Cup Series, a relatively unheard-of competition.

[{"selector":"#anim-a7206c1c-ad5a-40df-ae78-1c3a895575d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.76654401307512%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google I can't think of a squad that started from scratch, literally from scratch,