Denny Hamlin has opened up on whether or not he can win the common season championship this yr. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver completed the Brickyard 400 in third place, and finds himself fourth on the factors standings.
At present, Chase Elliott is the factors chief within the common season championship, adopted by William Byron and Kyle Larson. And after the Hendrick trio, there may be Denny Hamlin with a -20 factors deficit to the highest.
On the most recent episode of the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin candidly addressed his probabilities of successful the common season championship title.
“It may be shut. I imply, it’s what it’s. I noticed these boys a race. I feel it’s going to be tough. Iowa, Daytona, Watkins Glen … I want to carry serve at Watkins Glen. It is nonetheless I imply I am behind, not forward. So, I am most likely going to wish somewhat little bit of assist, however yeah, we’ll see,” Hamlin mentioned. [2:10]
It is price mentioning that thus far this season, Denny Hamlin has had essentially the most wins of all drivers (4). Along with that, he has additionally had seven finishes inside the highest 5.
Denny Hamlin a championship contender in 2025, as per Kevin Harvick
Talking on the Blissful Hour podcast, Kevin Harvick opened up on Denny Hamlin’s probabilities of successful the Cup title in 2025. Hamlin, 44, has gained a great deal of accolades and races all through his lengthy and illustrious Cup profession.
Nonetheless, regardless of being within the high drivers of all time in NASCAR with a staggering 58 wins to his identify, he hasn’t gained a single Cup championship. However as per his former rival and a Cup champion himself, Kevin Harvick, that would change on the finish of the present season if the #11 driver’s current type is taken under consideration.
“We’re on a roll of positives right here for Denny, and we have got you already know, Iowa, Glen Richmond, Daytona left, you already know, headed into the playoffs. If we will simply preserve the wheels on it for 4 weeks with none loopy information that he has to take care of exterior of what he is already coping with. He is already fairly good at coping with it. He’ll have an opportunity once we get to the tip of the yr,” Harvick mentioned.
Curiously, Hamlin had not too long ago talked about that below the present championship format, his probabilities of successful a title are a lot slimmer. Beneath the current format, the title goes to the driving force who comes on high in a single race among the many closing 4 drivers after numerous rounds of playoffs.
The JGR veteran instructed that the probabilities of him successful can be larger in a 36-race lengthy season format.
Edited by Tushar Bahl
