Denny Hamlin ends 10-year win drought at Martinsville Speedway
- Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, triumphed at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526-mile oval in southwest Virginia, ending a 10-year winless streak there on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM PDT.
- Hamlin's victory, his first with crew chief Chris Gayle, snapped a 31-race winless streak dating back to April at Dover and secured his spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
- Hamlin led a race-high 274 laps, holding off teammate Christopher Bell, who started from the pole position and leads the Cup Series with three wins in 2025, while Bubba Wallace finished third, completing a Toyota sweep of the top three.
- Following his win, Hamlin stated that Chris Gayle and the team decided to come to Martinsville with a different approach, while Wallace, co-owner of 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, said he was trying to figure out what he could have done differently to win.
- The upcoming Cup Series race will be held next Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, celebrating a "throwback weekend" that encourages teams to showcase vintage paint schemes and crew uniforms.
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Hamlin snaps winless streak at one of his best tracks - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
Denny Hamlin won the Nascar Cup Series race at Martinsville for the first time in a decade Sunday. Hamlin dominated the second-half of the race, and led the most laps for his sixth win at the Virginia track. It was his 55th career win, tying Hall of Fame driver Rusty Wallace for 11th on the Nascar all-time wins list. The win was his first in 31 races. With Hamlin winning and Christopher Bell’s runner-up finish, Joe Gibbs Racing took the top two …
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