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Hamlin Finds Third Victory at Homestead

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Denny Hamlin finds third victory in NASCAR's Cup Series this year in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JUNE 14: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Toyota, cross the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14, 2020, in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Denny Hamlin finds third victory in NASCAR’s Cup Series this year in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night.

Homestead-Miami Speedway played host for the Dixie Vodka 400 on Sunday afternoon. For the first time, Cup drivers are racing at Homestead in summer instead of the championship event in fall. Near the mid-season, some drivers are struggling to find victory lane, while others are riding on momentum. With no practice or qualifying, teams are showing up on race day to figure out what they have in their cars. This challenge is adding new excitement to NASCAR racing.

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Hamlin’s Third 2020 Win at Homestead-Miami

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Hamlin's Third 2020 Win in the NASCAR Cup Series came in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night. It was his 40th career victory.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JUNE 14: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 14, 2020, in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Denny Hamlin’s Third 2020 Win in the NASCAR Cup Series came in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday night. It was his third win at Homestead and his 40th career victory.

The race statistics will show that Denny Hamlin led a dominating 138 of the 267-laps in Sunday’s Dixie Vodka 400, but the truth is he had to earn every fraction of a second that the driver paced the field. It was a thrilling chase for the checkered flag, lap-after-lap among the front-running cars.

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Harrison Burton Steals a Win at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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Harrison Burton steals a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Hooters 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JUNE 13: Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Hooters 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on June 13, 2020 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Harrison Burton steals a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Hooters 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday afternoon. This is Burton’s second victory this season for Joe Gibbs Racing

Harrison Burton prevailed in a three-wide, frantic push to the checkered flag to win Saturday’s Hooters 250 on a restart with only two laps remaining in the first event of a NASCAR Xfinity Series doubleheader weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Truex Jr. Captures First Win of 2020 at Martinsville

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Martin Truex Jr Captures First Win of the NASCAR Cup Series 2020 season at Martinsville Speedway in the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500.
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – JUNE 10: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on June 10, 2020 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Martin Truex Jr captures first win of the NASCAR Cup Series 2020 season at Martinsville Speedway in the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500.

The NASCAR Cup Series continued with more weeknight racing at Martinsville Speedway. The speedway installed lights back in 2017, and it was the first time they had a chance to use them for the cup series. With great racing and great visuals, the only thing missing from the Wednesday night race was the fans.

First Stage

Ryan Blaney shared the front row with Aric Almirola, and it was Almirola jumping out to the early lead.

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Truex Jr. Seizes Victory at Martinsville

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Martin Truex Jr Seizes Victory at Martinsville for first NASCAR Cup Series win in the 2020 season and second straight win at the track.
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – JUNE 10: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 SiriusXM Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on June 10, 2020, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Martin Truex Jr Seizes Victory at Martinsville for first NASCAR Cup Series win in the 2020 season.

Martin Truex Jr. seizes a victory for Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday night under the lights. It was his second consecutive win at Martinsville Speedway after also winning there last fall. Ultimately Truex was able to cruise to a 4.232-second victory in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 over a super competitive Team Penske trio of cars.

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