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Motorsport photo For much of the past several seasons, Denny Hamlin said reaching 60 career NASCAR Cup Series wins was his most important career goal, even more than the elusive championship, and he now sits at 61 after winning on Sunday at Las Vegas. He always said ‘60’ was the most important competitive goal, because he couldn’t control his destiny in the championship battle, for reasons ultimately validated at Phoenix in November when a caution for three laps to go denied him again. However, to Hamlin, winning as many races is possible is his truest yardstick of success so what comes next after reaching 61st and sole possession of 10th on the all-time wins list?
Win some more. “We have next Darlington, Kansas, right? Martinsville,” Hamlin said on his Actions Detrimental podcast on Monday.
“I’m just thinking of the tracks. Get another win, that’s the goal. One of those two races.
One of those three. Talladega, I wish, guys. I wish.