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Hamlin outduels Briscoe for 2nd All-Star Race win
Key takeaways
- Hamlin, who also had the pole when he won the race in 2015, led the final 30 laps at Dover Motor Speedway, which became the sixth track to hold the exhibition event in the Cup Series.
- It's the third consecutive win on the 1-mile oval for Hamlin, who won points races at the Monster Mile in 2024 and 2025.
- Erik Jones completed a top-three sweep by Toyota, followed by Austin Dillon and rookie Connor Zilisch.
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DOVER, Del. -- Denny Hamlin avoided trouble by starting from the pole for what turned out to be a caution-plagued event and outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe on Sunday for his second victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Hamlin, who also had the pole when he won the race in 2015, led the final 30 laps at Dover Motor Speedway, which became the sixth track to hold the exhibition event in the Cup Series. His No. 11 Toyota finished 0.887 seconds ahead of Briscoe's No. 19 to earn the $1 million prize.
It's the third consecutive win on the 1-mile oval for Hamlin, who won points races at the Monster Mile in 2024 and 2025.
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