CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin may not have been the top gun in the first two rounds of qualifying Friday […]
Denny Hamlin’s weekend sweep with the Ray Hendrick-themed ‘Flying 11’ colors was handed a double asterisk Wednesday afternoon, as both the No. 11 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team and No. 18 NASCAR XFINITY Series team were penalized for infractions stemming from the race weekend at Darlington Raceway.
At a race track where braking is crucial to success, particularly in qualifying, Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer found themselves lacking any stopping power in Sunday morning’s final knockout round at Watkins Glen Int’l.