LONG POND, Pa. – Round 2 at Pocono Raceway went to Denny Hamlin, who again stepped into the spotlight at the Pennsyvania track – and not just in a figurative sense.
Officials had to set up lights in victory lane after the NASCAR Cup Series race on the 2.5-mile tri-oval ended in the dark Sunday night.
The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran held off Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick to win the second Cup Series race of the weekend at the Tricky Triangle and flip the 1-2 finish of the opener from Saturday, a clear sign two of the best drivers in the sport are poised again to make a championship push.
Bring it on, Hamlin said.
“We just want to get to the final four with a chance,” Hamlin said of the push to make the championship field for the season finale.