“If you leave here in a hole, then you’re now counting on a good Talladega race and you can’t really count on that.” Denny Hamlin is fully aware of the stakes as the Round of 8 kicks off at Las Vegas. From stirring the pot with Ty Gibbs and Bubba Wallace to reigniting sparks with Ross Chastain, Hamlin is still on the hunt for a 60th Cup Series win; only this time, it means that it could fetch him his first title, and with his recent performance, his probability just got higher.

After sweeping the Round of 16, the Toyotas are again flexing speed and swagger at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin zipped to the top of the leaderboard at 184.849 mph, snagging his fourth pole of the season and the 47th of his career. Hamlin let the rocket launch as three Joe Gibbs machines locked down the

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