How many wins does Denny Hamlin have?

Denny Hamlin is an American stock-car racing driver and owner, who is the only driver in NASCAR's Hall of Fame without a championship win. Hamlin is a three-time Daytona 500 victor, with back-to-back victories in 2019 and 2020. He is the fourth person to achieve this feat after NASCAR veterans Richard Petty, Cale Yaleborough, and Sterling Marlin.

Denny Hamlin hails from Florida and was born on November 18, 1980. He races for Joe Gibbs Racing in the no. 11 Toyota Camry XSE. Hamlin had one of the best Rookie seasons in the history of NASCAR Cup Series. He was third in the 2006 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Denny Hamlin has managed to qualify for playoffs in every season he has participated full-time in NASCAR. He is the co-owner of NASCAR Cup Series team 23XI Racing with basketball star, Michael Jordan. Hamlin finished the 2024 Cup Series season 8th in the driver standings.

Denny Hamlin's wins

Denny Hamlin has 74 wins in his NASCAR career, as of January 2025. He has won 54 times in the NASCAR Cup Series in 18 years of racing. He has also tasted victory 18 times in Xfinity Series and twice in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Denny Hamlin has one of the most unfortunate records in the history of NASCAR. The Floridian racer has the most wins in the NASCAR Cup Series without a championship. He has 18 playoffs entries, including the 2024 season, and has managed to grab six Top-4 finishes in the Cup Series driver’s standings. Denny Hanlin’s first victory came at the 2006 Pocono 500. He qualified for the Pole and went on to dominate the race, leading 81 laps and finally claiming the win. Hamlin went to claim another win at the Pocono raceway. He ended his Rookie campaign in the Cup Series by finishing third in the driver’s standings. His first Xfinity Series win came at the Corona Mexico 200 in 2006 with Joe Gibbs Racing, as per Motorsport Stats.

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Denny Hamlin's wins in 2024

Denny Hamlin has won three races in the 2024 Cup Series Season in the early stages of the NASCAR championship. He was among the first drivers to qualify for the NASCAR Playoffs. Denny Hamlin started off his winning campaign at the 2024 Food City 500. He won The Toyota Owners 400 next, followed by the Wurth 400, as per NASCAR's official website.

Denny Hamlin's poles

Denny Hamlin has 53 pole positions, as per Motorsports Stats. Hamlin has been able to convert eight of them into victories throughout his NASCAR career, as of January 2025. Denny Hamlin was able to grab four pole positions in the 2024 Cup Series. Hamlin achieved his first victory from pole at the 2006 Pocono 500 in his Rookie season. Hamlin went on to repeat the feat at the same track during the Pennsylvania 500.

Denny Hamlin's top 10s

Denny Hamlin has an impressive record of 352 top 10 finishes in NASCAR Cup Series, paired with 44 pole positions. He had 101 Top-10s in NASCAR Xfinity series and 21 poles. Denny Hamlin has been a consistent racer with multiple points finishes throughout the season. He had achieved 13 Top-10s in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series, according to NASCAR's official website.

His first Top-10 finish at NASCAR came in the 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. He secured 10th place finish in the race. He also achieved 16 Top-10 finishes throughout the season in 2023 NASCAR Cup series. Denny Hamlin has started his 2024 NASCAR Campaign with a 19th place finish in the Daytona 500 race.

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Denny Hamlin's top-5s

Denny Hamlin has 233 Top-5s in his Cup Series career including 12 top-5s in the 2024 season, as of January 2025. Denny Hamlin was able to claim his first Top-5 in the Cup Series at the Samsung RadioShack 500 in 2006 during his Rookie season, as per Motorsports Stats.

Denny Hamlin's DNFs

Denny Hamlin was unable to finish four races in the 2024 Cup Series season, taking his total tally of retirements to 56, as of January 2025.