Hamlin started on the pole in Sunday’s race, led the first three laps, but never seriously challenged again for the win.He and then-race leader Michael McDowell pit on the same lap in the first stage only to see McDowell get penalized for driving through too many pit boxes. Hamlin ended spending much of the remainder of the race trying to chase down eventual winner William Byron.Hamlin’s ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hamlin-regular-season-title-truex-points/10509725/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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