Hamlin Surges From Penalty to Win Las Vegas Pennzoil 400
Denny Hamlin rebounded from an early pit-road speeding penalty to dominate the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading a race-high 134 laps and earning his first Cup Series win of the season and 61st of his career, beating Chase Elliott by 0.502 seconds. The victory ties Hamlin with Kevin Harvick for 10th on the all-time wins list, and the Cup standings have Tyler Reddick leading by 61 points over Bubba Wallace and 67 over third-place Ryan Blaney as the series moves to Darlington next.