The blue No. 11 car of Denny Hamlin started first and finished first, but he found himself in the middle of the pack at points throughout the race. Caleb Barnes and Samuel Stubbs break down what they noticed out of Hamlin’s fifth victory of the season.
Just a few spots behind Hamlin, Ryan Blaney finished fourth. The No. 12 faced its own issues when Blaney spun courtesy of a tap from the front bumper of Kyle Larson. While the two talked on pit road after the race, Barnes and Stubbs discuss whether or not Blaney will remember the incident for the future. After all, Blaney finished fourth, while Larson ended up 12th.
Barnes and Stubbs also review the strategy — or lack thereof — when only Brad Keselowski opted to stay out when the final caution flew. After that, they share who above the cut line could be the most worried entering the Round of 12 cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday (Sept. 13).
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Caleb began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where he officially covered his first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, Caleb met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and he joined the video editing team after graduating from Liberty University with degrees in Strategic Communications and Sports Journalism. Caleb currently work full-time as a Multi-Media Journalist with LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky and contributes to Frontstretch with writing and video editing. He's also behind-the-scenes or on camera for the Happy Hour Podcast, live every Tuesday night at 7:30!
A member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), Samuel also covers NASCAR for Yardbarker, Field Level Media, and Heavy Sports. He will attend the University of Arkansas in the fall of 2025.