Denny Hamlin says 'worse drivers' than him have won a NASCAR championship. Who does he mean?
Denny Hamlin is off to one of the best starts of his two-decade career, with three wins for Joe Gibbs Racing
By Dan Gelston
Published - Apr 29, 2024, 10:45 AM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 01:05 AM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin took his cut — he gripped the checkered flag like a Louisville Slugger and took a swing moments after he delivered on his called shot at Dover — and then lobbed a high, hard one at some of the NASCAR greats before him.
Yeah, maybe 36 drivers have won Cup championships.
Not all of them were as great as Denny Hamlin.
Hamlin is off to one of the best starts of his two-decade career, with three wins for Joe Gibbs Racing — plus a victory in the exhibition Clash at the Coliseum — over the first 11 races. Again, Hamlin is in the mix to win his first career Cup title. Again, Hamlin knows his season will be judged not on his start, but on his finish.
