Monday Morning Pit Box: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Crew Come Up Clutch at Darlington
While every pit stop was for four tires, crew chiefs still had some strategy decisions to make in the closing laps at The Track Too Tough to Tame.
While every pit stop was for four tires, crew chiefs still had some strategy decisions to make in the closing laps at The Track Too Tough to Tame.
Samuel Stubbs joins Caleb Barnes this week to discuss Hamlin’s clutch final pit stop that gave him his second straight Cup win.
Byron, his crew chief Rudy Fugle, and Hendrick executive Jeff Gordon all spoke about Byron’s domination at Darlington that ended in second.
Hamlin’s pit crew performed a blistering 8.3-second pit stop that won him the race off pit road and subsequently the race win.
Some of the alumni at Darlington for the throwback weekend included Ron Hornaday Jr., Casey Mears and Mike Skinner.
Tsunoda failed to score points, but overtook his benchmark rival on-track in the early laps.
Additionally, let’s face it: all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers are really good, not in danger of losing their rides.
While Brandon Jones was victorious, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had terrible finishes at The Lady in Black.
“He’s definitely a hero of mine,” Burton said post-race about his father Jeff Burton following his 13th-place finish, including a stage one win.
After what had happened with less than 20 laps to go, the 26-year-old was furious with Leland Honeyman Jr.