This season, Denny Hamlin’s biggest gamble isn’t on the track. Because he has a hold of his craft on these tracks, except for one type – the road courses. His last and only road course win came almost a decade ago at Watkins Glen, where he led only 10 of the 90 laps. And now, the very same road course became his playground, but this time, it wasn’t for a win.

With four wins already this season, Hamlin’s 2025 campaign has been anything but a swan song. Sitting comfortably in playoff position and stockpiling valuable points, he’s reminded the field, and himself, that age hasn’t dulled his edge. At 44, his season reads like a greatest hits album, heavy on the classics. But while short tracks and ovals continue to be his kingdom, there’s another battlefield that became Hamlin’s latest proving

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