Denny Hamlin takes victory lap on social media after predicting his win at Dover
NASCAR star Denny Hamlin had some fun on social media after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. The 43-year-old driver went to X (formerly known as Twitter) to post two photos and two videos to celebrate the win.
The photos show him pointing to the crowd with the checkered flag and his face on the body of Hamilton Porter from The Sandlot pointing to the outfield like Babe Ruth. He then shared a video of him predicting a win at Dover on his podcast as well as a video of him swinging the flag like a bat.
Hamlin has now won three races this season. The three-time Daytona 500 winner now joins Lee Petty for 12th all-time on the Cup Series win list. After the race, Hamlin spoke to reporters about holding off Kyle Larson at the final stage of the race to claim the win.
“I just felt like my car was so good on the short run that I wasn’t really worried about when we came out behind Kyle, even though there was only 60, 70 laps left,” Hamlin said. “That’s easy for me to say because I think he’s probably one of the best at defending his spot, but I just was confident in how fast my car was.
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“The pit crew did a phenomenal job,” Hamlin added. “They’re part of the reason why I expect to win every single week, is that I know I’ve got one of the best pit crews, one of the best teams, best engineers and crew chief. There’s no reason I shouldn’t expect to win. As long as I do my job, we’re going to be part of the conversation.”
Hamlin also talked about how satisfying the win was for him as he looks to win his first Cup Series championship. “It’s very satisfying because I was really looking forward to Texas,” he said. “When Kyle Larson was dominating the first half. I knew what kind of car I was going to have in the second half. He had a wheel problem. Man, I can’t race him straight up.
“We’ve had a lot of late-race battles. So to get the better end of it certainly feels good on my end. I mean, he’s one of the best. The record proves it. The amount of wins he’s got since being over there, it speaks for itself. I mean, as old as I am, I’m just happy I can keep up at this point.”