Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, and Christopher Bell each bagged wins to give the team a clean sweep through the Round of 16, and on paper, that kind of dominance screams championship favorites. But here is the test: Phoenix. After all, the ‘Desert Mile’ is where the title will be decided, and history hasn’t always been kind to JGR there. If anything, Denny Hamlin is cognizant of that. And let’s just say if optimism were horsepower, he wouldn’t exactly be leading the field…

Even after teammate Christopher Bell stormed to victory at Bristol on Saturday night after edging Brad Keselowski by just 0.343 seconds, and delivered JGR its third straight win in the Round of 16, Hamlin endured a rough evening and wound up 31st. Though he still maintains the playoff lead after his dominant display at Ga

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