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POINT

MAN

Denny Hamlin celebrates in
Victory Lane after winning
a NASCAR Cup Series auto
race, Sunday, July 28, 2019, in
Long Pond, Pa.
Associated Press

Hamlin stamps

himself a
championship

contender at

Pocono

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
LONG POND, Pa. (AP)
— Denny Hamlin had
enough speed In his Toy-
ota, enough confidence
in his crew chief, and just
enough fuel to reach the
finish line. Hamlin got the
win Sunday at Pocono
Raceway — his fifth at the
tri-oval track nestled in the
mountains — but so much
more could be on the ho-
rizon.
At 38, Hamlin is having one
of the best seasons of his
career for Joe Gibbs Rac-
ing. He has a Daytona 500
victory, and two other wins
and just maybe, his best
shot at a NASCAR Cup Se-
ries championship since he
fell short in 2014.
"I feel as long as we keep
putting the effort in what
we're doing, I have as
good a shot as any," Ham-
lin said. Koepka wins in Memphis, claims
The Cup championship
has eluded Hamlin but not regular-season points title
much else has over a fan-
tastic career that took off
as a rookie in 2006 when he
swept two Pocono races. Brooks Koepka celebrates putt on the 18th green during the final round of the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational,
Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. Koepka won the match.
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