Daniel Malin

The year of Denny Hamlin kept on rolling last week as it was the second straight week he had to start a race at the rear, in some form or fashion, after winning the pole. And yet, despite the setback, Hamlin drove through the field at Michigan to get his second straight win, and third of the season (fourth if you count the All-Star Race).

Nashville Superspeedway needed to run very late last weekend and we had fireworks as the field took the green flag. Denny Hamlin jumped the initial start and immediately had to drop to the tail of the field. And yet, he somehow worked his way back up to the front and won the race for another weekend dominated by the Toyota camp. The NASCAR Cup Series will head to Michigan International Speedway for the first race in June on the 2026 schedule.

After an emotional weekend at Charlotte for the Coca-Coca 600, the NASCAR Cup Series season pushes forward. The racing was a struggle across all three series last week due to weather, but the tributes for Kyle Busch were outstanding and Amazon’s coverage was top notch, which was to be expected. The Toyota camp looked incredibly dominant last week at Charlotte. They had speed and were arguably the best cars all night. Tyler Reddick led 119 laps with 37 fastest laps.