Hamlin untouchable at Homestead-Miami

Denny Hamlin won the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami with victory in all three segments. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver is the first driver to have 3 victories this season after his successes at the Daytona 500 (Florida) and Darlington (South Carolina). It is also the third time he has won on the Florida oval and the 3th success of his career.

“My car was really good. I found a bit of the one I had last year for the end of the championship”, declared the pilot of the Toyota Camry #11.

The fight mainly focused between Joey Logano (Ford) and Chase Elliott (Chevrolet) for second place, but the Team Penske resident caused the 6th yellow flag of the race by losing the rear of his Mustang before crashing. hit by Ryan Newman (Ford). Denny Hamlin was able to maintain control of the event with 138 laps spent in the lead out of the 267 in the race. Ryan Blaney (Ford) completed the podium ahead of Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet) and Aric Almirola (Ford).

Dixie Vodka 400 was interrupted several times due to storms in the area. For the first time since the resumption of Nascar, some fans were accepted into the stands with a strict protocol of health rules.