Chasing a cup title at the age of 44 is no easy feat, and Denny Hamlin knows all about it. Hamlin’s 60th career win is what has led him to this very moment at Phoenix this weekend. The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver’s pursuit of a Cup Series championship moved one step closer as he claimed the pole position for Sunday’s title-deciding race at the Arizona one-mile.

Hamlin delivered a commanding 26.914-second lap to take the top spot, his 48th career pole and the fifth of the 2025 season. But staying competitive in NASCAR isn’t easy, and Hamlin recognizes the amount of work that goes into that.

Denny Hamlin pulls back the curtain on the hard work

Post-qualifying, Hamlin admitted to the hard work he had to put in. He said, “I mean, it’s what I have to do. I just, I’m not as talented as t

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