Successful in NASCAR doesn’t have an expiration date. Even after reaching an age the place retirement is anticipated or hitting 600 Cup Sequence begins — like Joey Logano will this weekend — many drivers have nonetheless wheeled their method into victory lane after crossing the 40-year or 600-start mark, or each.
This 12 months, we’ve seen 44-year-old Denny Hamlin already win three races in a season that’s changing into considerably of a renaissance for the Virginia native, on the subject of being aggressive. Actually, Hamlin has achieved so properly within the season’s first 20 races, he enters this weekend’s race at Dover Motor Speedway fifth within the Cup standings, simply 62 factors behind collection chief William Byron.
Hamlin’s 2025 totals may need been even increased had he not missed the Mexico Metropolis race because of the start of his third youngster (and first son).
Although he’s the winningest lively driver within the Cup Sequence, Hamlin ranks third on the checklist of 15 drivers who’ve received at the least one race on or after their 600th profession Cup begin. And Logano may add his title to that checklist if he wins Sunday’s race.
