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The frustration was real for Denny Hamlin<\/a> after what the Joe Gibbs Racing star believes was a missed NASCAR Cup Series opportunity at Richmond.
<\/b><\/p>\n \nThe 44-year-old superstar, who has four race wins in 2025, was high on the chances of another victory early in the Cook Out 400, lamenting afterwards: \u201cMy car had everything it needed to dominate the race.\u201d
<\/p>\n \nThings would unravel in a big way for the 44-year-old, however, as a miserable day on pit road for his team led to an eventual 10th-place finish. Austin Dillon claimed the win to lock up a playoff berth<\/a><\/b>.
<\/p>\n \nNASCAR HEADLINES:<\/b> Cup Series star addresses latest beef as champion’s retirement confirmed<\/a>
<\/p>\n ‘A missed race’ for Hamlin<\/p>\n \nEverything that possibly could go wrong, did go wrong, and Hamlin admitted: \u201cYeah, just kind of a missed race. We were really bad on the pit lane. I sped. Team had a lot of bad stops, and this track – you can\u2019t give up track position, and we did.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cI thought we were fortunate to get back to the top 10 there. The only reason we did is that we had a fast Camry.\u201d
<\/p>\n \nHamlin himself was penalized for an infraction on pit road as he was flagged for speeding, giving him an even more uphill battle in the No. 11 Toyota.
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