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Denny Hamlin is coming off his first win of the season this past Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, positioning […]
Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Denny Hamlin is coming off his first win of the season this past Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, positioning himself higher in the NASCAR standings and taking sole possession of the 10th-most Cup Series wins of all time. At 45 years old, there’s one more all-time great he thinks he might end up passing.
On Monday’s episode of Actions Detrimental , Hamlin shared that he thinks he’ll probably finish with 67 career wins on the Cup Series based on his current place and plans to retire from full-time racing after the 2027 NASCAR season. Related: NASCAR Power Rankings, Denny Hamlin Moves Up “I think I’m going to fall on 67, that’s where I think it ends more than likely. That’s just by the numbers.
That’s not…oh I feel this, I feel that. That’s just where the numbers land averaging what I average. ” Denny Hamlin on how many wins he thinks he’ll finish with With Sunday’s victory in the Pennzoil 400, Denny Hamlin overtook Kevin Harvick (60 wins) for sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list.
He now ranks second among active drivers in Cup Series wins (61), only trailing Kyle Busch (63 wins). A few years ago, Hamlin even coming close to Busch on the all-time Cup Series wins leaderboard seemed unthinkable. However, as Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck highlighted on The Teardown , the gap has narrowed dramatically in the last three seasons.