
Denny Hamlin didn’t have the fastest car throughout most of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. He did, however, have enough good fortune and gasoline to win.
After moving into second place when Carson Hocevar suffered a flat tire with 19 laps to go, Hamlin swept past William Byron for the lead with just over three laps remaining after a spirited battle with the Hendrick Motorsports driver. He never trailed again.