Denny Hamlin led a race-high 134 laps to take home Sunday’s running of the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday (March 15). But it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver as Hamlin had to overcome a stage two speeding penalty and a hard-charging Chase Elliott.
Thinkin’ Out Loud at Las Vegas: You Need to Have More Faith in Denny Hamlin
Eric Schneck and Michael Bellifemini discuss Hamlin’s dominating display at Las Vegas as well as break down Hendrick Motorsports’ performance, which saw Elliott make a late charge and Kyle Larson lead 62 laps en route to a disappointing seventh-place finish.
Also joining Schneck and Bellifemini are Frontstretch‘s own Bryan Nolen and Kevin Nix, reporting from the track at Las Vegas. Nolen and Nix break down Toyota’s performance on Sunday as well as touch on Ross Chastain vs. Daniel Suarez.
Finally, Schneck and Bellifemini break down Connor Zilisch‘s accident with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Gibbs‘ solid start to the year, and the points standings coming out of Las Vegas.
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