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Denny Hamlin drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo\/Derik Hamilton)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LONG POND, Pa. \u2014 Denny Hamlin, adamant he still plans to retire at the end of next season, won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway for his third consecutive victory and passed the late Kyle Busch for sole possession of ninth place on the all-time wins list.<\/p>

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Hamlin, who at 45 is the oldest full-time driver in the Cup Series, last week won his 63rd race in NASCAR\u2019s top series to tie his former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate on the all-time wins list. His eighth career victory at Pocono pushed him ahead of Busch for sole possession of ninth place.<\/p>\n

His recent success \u2014 it is his fourth win of the season, not including the non-points All-Star race \u2014 has renewed talk that Hamlin should reconsider retirement when his current deal with Joe Gibbs expires at the end of 2027. He so far has put a stop to such talk despite performing at the highest level of his long career.<\/p>\n

The Sunday win comes nearly 20 years to the date after his first career victory, which came at Pocono on June 11, 2006. He swept the races at the Pennsylvania track that year.<\/p>\n

Despite 64 career victories, it marked the first time in his career that Hamlin has won three consecutive races.<\/p>\n

The feat tied Richard Petty, who did it in 1966 and 1967, Bobby Allison in 1971 and Darrell Waltrip in 1981. Petty, Allison and Waltrip are all in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Tyler Reddick, who drives for the 23XI Racing team owned by Hamlin and Michael Jordan, finished second as Toyota took the top two spots. Hamlin is now 19 points behind Reddick in the Cup Series standings.<\/p>

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When he tied Busch for all-time wins last week, Hamlin celebrated with a special tribute to Busch. On Sunday, he collected the checkered flag and skipped any tributes to Busch, who died unexpectedly of sepsis at age 41 last month.<\/p>\n

Toyota drivers have won 10 of 16 races this season, and JGR has accounted for five of them.<\/p>\n

William Byron finished third in a Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports followed by John Hunter Nemechek in fourth in a Toyota for Legacy Motor Club.<\/p>\n

Kyle Larson was fifth for Hendrick and Erik Jones was sixth for Legacy as Toyota drivers took four of the top six spots.<\/p>\n

NASCAR makes its inaugural visit to San Diego with a first-of-its-kind street race at Naval Base Coronado. The NASCAR San Diego weekend marks the first NASCAR event ever contested on an active military base, with races Friday, Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

San Diego will host just the second street course in NASCAR\u2019s modern era. The Chicago street course hosted two national series each of the past three seasons. The race weekend will coincide with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy.<\/p>

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AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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