Denny Hamlin signs his 5th success in 2020 in Kansas

His takeover on the 255th lap was the right one. In contention for victory against Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford), Brad Keselowski (Team Penske – Ford) ou encore Martin Truex Jr (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota), Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) a réalisé la manoeuvre décisive sur Harvick à 12 tours du but hier soir au Kansas, pour sceller sa 5e victoire en 2020 en Nascar Cup Series

Enough to end a bad streak for the driver of the No. 11 Toyota Camry since the Indianapolis event. “I don't know if we had the best car, but we certainly have a car capable of a top 3, analyzes the winner of the day.

I saw Harvick struggle with the back end, and usually when you go through that, you can't run the high line, and that was an advantage for us to be able to get that momentum. »

Hamlin was ultimately ahead of Keselowski, Truex Jr and Harvick, when Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing) completed the top 5. The best Chevrolet Camaro of Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports) only finished 8th. The two big losers of the evening remain Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) and Joey Logano (Team Penske), the second cited being at the origin of a collective collision involving Johnson but also Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing), winner in Kentucky last week.

Discover the report of the Kansas event in the Nascar Cup Series, in AUTO issue 2271hebdo, available from next Monday in digital version, and from next Wednesday on newsstands.