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Denny Hamlin dominated the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway to earn his first win of the 2025 season and win No. 55 of his NASCAR Cup Series career.
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Hamlin embraced Gabehart alongside the Victory Lane stage and confessed: “You’re right. It’s way better than that.”
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Denny Hamlin snapped his 31-race winless drought in epic fashion in Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway as he led a race-high 274 laps in the 400-lap
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Denny Hamlin earned his 55th career NASCAR Cup Series victory, moving into a tie with Rusty Wallace for 11th on the all-time win list in NASCAR’s premier series. With his first victory in just over 10 years at the 0.526-mile oval, Hamlin snapped a 31-race winless skid that dated to April 2024 at Dover.
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All the information you need to get ready for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race, Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
Driving the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Hamlin ended a 19-race winless streak, per NBC Sports. This victory marks his first at Martinsville since March 29, 2015, and extends his lead as the active driver with the most wins at the track with six.
In a race that had 15 cautions, Austin Hill survived NASCAR Overtime to secure the Xfinity Series win at Martinsville Speedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Martinsville Speedway for Sunday's Cook Out 400 (3 p.m. ET, FS1), the first short-track race of 2025.