The NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway saw a record-breaking 54 lead changes, surpassing the previous record of 40 set in 1991. Denny Hamlin emerged victorious, beating Martin Truex Jr. in a thrilling finish. Hamlin's win marked his second consecutive victory at Bristol and his 52nd career win. Joe Gibbs Racing had a dominant performance, with their drivers leading 383 of the 500 laps and accounting for 33 of the lead changes.
🚀 "In the sim, he's just so fast." But faster than defending winner @TylerReddick? @23XIRacing co-owner @dennyhamlin is bullish on @kamui_kobayashi ahead of his second Cup start at @COTA this weekend 🇯🇵 🎧 → https://t.co/MKhd9eLXG8 https://t.co/6M6TpjVX6O
NEWS: @JRMotorsports announces @DaleJr will compete in the #XfinitySeries race at @ItsBristolBaby in September. https://t.co/bCCvLTiQht
2️⃣ @JoeGibbsRacing drivers and 2️⃣ drivers in the midst of winless streaks. Here's who @DanielleTrotta and @LarryMac28 have on the way up in their OT Stock Market leaving @ItsBristolBaby 📈 #NASCAR https://t.co/onXE1oCIS5
.@dennyhamlin really dropped a "viscosity" on us this morning 🤯 🌡️ Hear why the @ItsBristolBaby winner believes track temperature played a large role in the tire falloff on Sunday. Full Interview → https://t.co/WGRTG5gVtL https://t.co/jHPytMbXiw
.@KyleLarsonRacin admits that he wasn't even sure how he ended up with a top-five finish at Bristol, saying of the extreme tire wear: 🗣️"I hope I never have to run a race like that again. It wasn’t fun to ride around like that." #NASCAR https://t.co/0ywYyj6gT2
Denny Hamlin won a wild @NASCAR Cup race at Bristol on Sunday that became dominated by tyre wear. Race report ⬇️ https://t.co/MbmB2svtJR
Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol, his fourth victory at the famed bullring https://t.co/JN09Iv0G6K
Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR race at Bristol as tire wear causes turmoil to field https://t.co/FznO192WCJ
Remarkable comeback for @KyleLarsonRacin at @ItsBristolBaby @TeamHendrick #NASCAR https://t.co/hTHtjw81Nj
📈 Analysis from @GWinkler99: Bristol wows with record lead changes, unexpected tire strategy. @CG1751: “It’s supposed to be hard, you’re supposed to see these guys struggle.” More on #NASCAR.com: https://t.co/LGTNYhp377
Denny Hamlin got it done (again) at Bristol, but the post-race chatter centered around tire issues that lead to a track-record 54 lead changes. Takeaways from @bobpockrass: https://t.co/89Vf8m99Gc
NASCAR takeaways: Denny Hamlin wins Bristol race littered with tire issues What drivers, Goodyear and NASCAR said afterward. @NASCARONFOX https://t.co/KUBmxTM8VE
Denny Hamlin fends off teammate Truex to score Bristol win #NASCAR https://t.co/GcTuka13Jz
🔥 @JoeGibbsRacing is HOT. ✌🏼 wins in a row at @ItsBristolBaby and in 2024. Joe Gibbs reflects on another win in Tennessee with @dennyhamlin ⬇️ https://t.co/NedOmVEjRS
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. https://t.co/lsnj3ThYdR
Last one out of @ItsBristolBaby 👋🏼 @JoeGibbsRacing | @dennyhamlin https://t.co/yAWwbXfBUA
HAMLIN BEATS YOUR FAVORITE DRIVER (AGAIN) AT BRISTOL @DennyHamlin went back-to-back at @ItsBristolBaby, scoring the victory over his teammate in Sunday's #FoodCity500 -- the 52nd win of his career. #NASCAR https://t.co/9opaY5ROmf
Post-race inspection in the #NASCAR Cup garage at Bristol is complete. No issues. No cars back to the R&D Center for teardown inspection. Denny Hamlin is the winner.
Inspection is complete at Bristol. No issues for Hamlin. He is officially the winner. No cars back to the NASCAR R&D Center for teardown inspection.
RECAP: @dennyhamlin won the tire conservation war and outdueled his @JoeGibbsRacing teammate @MartinTruex_Jr for the #FoodCity500 Sunday at @ItsBristolBaby. #NASCAR My story for @Motors_Hotspot: https://t.co/GQbyxuEe8T
🏁 "We haven't seen something like this in quite some time, but it really put the driver back into play here." @dennyhamlin reflects on the unique nature of today's 500 lap affair at @ItsBristolBaby and his first win of 2024 for @JoeGibbsRacing. LIVE → https://t.co/5jokqJ22GL https://t.co/BdR9GZwhni
🏁 "We haven't seen something like this in quite some time, But it really put the driver back into play here." @dennyhamlin reflects on the unique nature of today's 500 lap affair at @ItsBristolBaby and his first win of 2024 for @JoeGibbsRacing. LIVE → https://t.co/5jokqJ2Awj https://t.co/bCqVRDtByu
Denny Hamlin wins battle of NASCAR Cup tire managers at Bristol https://t.co/CPADvgF7Oe
#NASCAR: @DennyHamlin mastered the art of tire conservation in Sunday's #FoodCity500 holding off teammate Martin Truex, Jr. for his first victory of 2024, at @ItsBristolBaby. https://t.co/9mKxZTMEFF
Denny Hamlin has won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps. https://t.co/vHPKgMuSJm
#NASCAR … Today’s race at Bristol had a track record 54 lead changes
Bristol Cup race results: Denny Hamlin wins https://t.co/mCskHosKze
REPORT - Sunday's wild #NASCAR Cup race at Bristol saw a record number of lead changes and just five cars finishing on the lead lap due to extreme tire wear. In the end, @dennyhamlin was victorious. 🏁 https://t.co/zFOUAERrLC
52nd NASCAR Cup Series win and FOURTH at Bristol for Denny Hamlin. #NASCAR https://t.co/VX5MKd12tH
Back-to-back wins at Bristol for @dennyhamlin! #HotPass https://t.co/Ibq1raG62z https://t.co/X9LYLJ5jqK
.@KyleLarsonRacin: "It was weird and interesting. I thought some rubber was gonna be laid down, but after the second run, we realized that wasn't going to be the case. I hope I never have to run a race like that again." #NASCAR
Big day for @JoeGibbsRacing They get second straight win with @dennyhamlin getting 4th win at Bristol...52nd of his career. JGR drivers led 383 of the 500 laps.. accounted 33 of the record 54 lead changes. Hamlin led 13 times for 163 laps.. @TyGibbs 9 times for 137 laps @PRNlive
What a race! @dennyhamlin has now gone back-to-back at @ItsBristolBaby. The swords are stacking up! #NASCAR https://t.co/cyPehnnBx2
What a race! @dennyhamlin has now gone back-to-back at @ItsBristolBaby. The swords are stacking up! 🍀 #NASCAR https://t.co/EED0dkg36L
Lead changes this year. #daytona500: 41 Atlanta: 48 Bristol: 54! #nascar record for a short track.
.@DennyHamlin held on to score his second-consecutive race win at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin held off his @JoeGibbsRacing teammate Martin Truex Jr. for the win in a throwback race for the ages. Here are the full race results: https://t.co/e5YjOKUphJ
.@dennyhamlin makes the tires last, fending off fellow @JoeGibbsRacing driver @MartinTruex_Jr to win at Bristol! #NASCAR 🎥 @NASCARONFOX https://t.co/tEmYO7DUYR
.@dennyhamlin: "That was an interesting race for sure." #NASCAR
Denny Hamlin does it again at Bristol! #NASCAR https://t.co/fAQilBfX4j
Hamlin wins in one of the best races at Bristol in years
Denny Hamlin wins a Bristol race where only five?! cars end up on the lead lap. Truex, Keselowski, Bowman, Larson the top 5. Old school Bristol race, easily the wildest of the Next Gen era. #nascar
Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol! https://t.co/rbyPIaUS31
Denny Hamlin wins. What a race. Holy crap. We're going to all remember this one for a lonnnnnnnng time. Spring Bristol 2024. All-time NASCAR record for lead changes at a short track: 54.
Short-track supremacy for @dennyhamlin! He wins at @ItsBristolBaby! https://t.co/pp2ncKkP5Q
Denny Hamlin hangs on, beating Martin Truex Jr. to win at Bristol! What a crazy race. #NASCAR
Hamlin wins at Bristol over Truex Keselowski Bowman and Larson. Hell of a race. Also, a new record of race updates on the Bristol race page: https://t.co/Y7AzWF5BgO
Denny Hamlin wins the Cup Series race at Bristol One of the most surreal races I have ever seen in my life Content to come
REPOST to congratulate Denny Hamlin! He goes BACK-TO-BACK at Bristol! #NASCAR https://t.co/KkKD0uy1RH
.@dennyhamlin wins at Bristol. It's his fourth career victory at Bristol. Great race. #NASCAR
Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol! #nascar
Denny Hamlin wins at Bristol.
NEWS: @dennyhamlin wins Sunday's #NASCAR Cup race at @ItsBristolBaby, his second consecutive win at the track.
🏁 Denny Delivers in Bristol again! @dennyhamlin holds off teammat @MartinTruex_Jr for his 2nd straight win at Bristol and 4th overall. MTJ, Keselowski, Bowman and Larson the top 5 finishers unofficially. What a strange, awesome race.
Hamlin takes back the lead.
And that didn't last long as Denny Hamlin retakes the lead. Hamlin and Truex are in traffic
Truex gets around Hamlin for the lead in that scrum of lapped traffic! #NASCAR
.@MartinTruex_Jr to the lead with 18 laps to go. Lapped traffic playing a big factor. Laps ticking off.
If this cycles all the way through, @joshberry may end up looking like a genius for pitting a couple of laps earlier.
.@TyGibbs just slapped the wall. 🗯️ "It's ok, take a deep breath," he's told. Got passed for the lead by @dennyhamlin as the No. 54 struggled to get around lapped traffic.
.@Blaney got a nudge out of the way from @RossChastain and fell back a good bit. Now scored 19th. Meanwhile, @JoeGibbsRacing still running 1-2-3-4 in total command. @TyGibbs to P1 over Hamlin.
Man. @Justin_Haley_ racing for position against @Blaney and @keselowski inside the top 10 with 115 laps to go at Bristol. Uber impressive from @RickWareRacing.
I love this take. #nascar This has added an element to the race Bristol has been lacking. Record number of lead changes. Things feel wide open. https://t.co/8kbjmcIalq
Denny Hamlin back into the race lead, that's 42 lead changes. #NASCAR
.@RickWareRacing having quite the day, p 7 and p13 #NASCAR
There it is: lead change No. 41 (‼️) of the day with 178 laps to go at Bristol, a new track record. #NASCAR
There's still over 150 laps to go in today's #NASCAR Cup race, but it has already broken the record for most lead changes in a single Bristol race (40), set back in 1991! 🤯
There it is: It's a new track record for lead changes at Bristol Motor Speedway. Now 41 and counting. This is the 124th Bristol race and they've been racing here since 1961. No race has had more lead changes than the one we're watching right now.
.@dennyhamlin taking the lead here is the 40th lead change of the day, tying the Bristol spring record from 1991. 15 leaders so far today. #FoodCity500 #NASCAR