When the white flag flew in Sunday's race, it looked like Denny Hamlin might be able to earn his fourth Daytona 500 victory. Hamlin's dreams, however, were shattered half a lap later.

"Not a chance." This is what Denny Hamlin said when asked if he would trade his three Daytona 500 wins for a Cup Series Championship. The post Despite Daytona Dominance, Cup-Less Denny Hamlin Finds New Ambition to Be One of NASCAR Greats appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Denny Hamlin has won three of the past 15 Daytona 500s and was back-to-back winner in 2019 and 2020. Hamlin got a solid start Wednesday by leading the week’s first practice session. He will race all year under the cloud of an antitrust lawsuit his 23XI team and Front Row Motorsports filed against NASCAR.

Denny Hamlin had a lot to say about how the 2025 Daytona 500 concluded on Sunday night, particularly about how Cole Custer caused one of the two major wrecks in the final laps of the race. Well, Custer had a lot to say about it too.

Denny Hamlin was just moments away from making history at the Daytona 500. Leading in the final lap of overtime and battling it out with Austin Cindric, he had his sights set on a fourth victory at the Great American Race.

Denny Hamlin was a lucky man after avoiding a serious wreck during the Daytona 500, with the NASCAR favorite praised for his driving skills by ex-driver Kevin Harvick

After just falling short of claiming a third Daytona 500 victory of his career, NASCAR veteran Denny Hamlin made a series of barbed remarks on his podcast.