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Denny Hamlin hit with back-to-back DNFs for the first time in 12 years

It's now back-to-back DNFs for Denny Hamlin and there was absolutely nothing he could do to avoid either one. Both issues were mechanical, taking him out of contention at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend and now Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

At Texas, the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota dramatically caught fire before the end of Stage 1 as the engine let go. But at Kansas, it was a clutch issue plaguing Hamlin. He required a push start from his team every time he made a trip down the the pit lane.

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