Denny Hamlin secured his first victory of 2024 by winning the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking his 52nd NASCAR Cup Series win and his fourth victory at this venue. Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, demonstrated exceptional skill in tire conservation, enabling him to outduel teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps of the race. Brad Keselowski finished in third place, with Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson completing the top five. Remarkably, only five cars finished on the lead lap, highlighting the challenging nature of the race. This victory at Bristol is notable for being Hamlin's second consecutive win at the track, reinforcing his dominance in short-track racing.
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
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
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
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 holds off Martin Truex Jr to win Food City 500 at Bristol https://t.co/esRodGjl66
52nd NASCAR Cup Series win and FOURTH at Bristol for Denny Hamlin. #NASCAR https://t.co/VX5MKd12tH
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
Short-track supremacy for @dennyhamlin! He wins at @ItsBristolBaby! https://t.co/pp2ncKkP5Q
Denny Hamlin takes the win over his teammate Martin Truex Jr. Brad Keselowski finishes third. #NASCAR