CONCORD, N.C.—This was the one race Denny Hamlin has been dreaming about.
Hamlin finally got the win he has coveted for the last 17 years, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest—and perhaps wildest—Coca-Cola 600 in history.
Hamlin won for the 48th time in the Cup Series, and for the time in a points race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
“It is so special. That is the last big one that is not on my resume,” said Hamlin, who has won the Daytona 500 and the Southern 500 three times each and the All-Star Race. “We weren’t very good all day, but got ourselves in the right place at the right time.”…