Under the bright Nevada lights, Denny Hamlin put on a masterclass at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, taming the mile-and-a-half track with the kind of poise and patience that’s defined his late-career prime. But the No. 11 FedEx Toyota wasn’t the fastest early on. Hamlin spent the first half shadowing the likes of Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe, but as the sun dipped and the desert air cooled, the car came alive.

With four laps to go, Hamlin surged past Briscoe’s fading Ford on fresher tires and never looked back, sealing his second Las Vegas win. That balance, patient strategy, clean stops, and a driver in sync with his crew chief, has become their trademark since 2019. That win wasn’t just another trophy; it was a nod to the guy who flipped the script on Hamlin’s career, pulling him from a rut

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