And the victory at Martinsville (the Virginia track a few hours west of his hometown of Chesterfield, a Richmond suburb) snapped two long droughts for Hamlin — a 31-race skid without a victory and a 10-year winless streak at the 0.526-mile oval where his six wins are more than any active Cup driver.

Chris Gayle, all the engineers, the pit crew, everyone just decided we were going to come here with a different approach than the last couple of years, and it was just amazing. Our car was great. It did everything I needed to do.

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won his 55th career Cup race Sunday at Martinsville. Here's the latest NASCAR power rankings heading into Darlington.

Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Martinsville Speedway, a track he dominated earlier in his career. Hamlin beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell by over four seconds in the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.

Denny Hamlin won Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Christopher Bell to the checkered flag by 4.617 seconds.

To a familiar mixture of cheers and boos, Denny Hamlin climbed onto his No_ 11 Toyota’s doorsill and unfurled a blue flag emblazoned with “11 Against The World.”

Denny Hamlin earned his first Martinsville victory in a decade, dominating with a race-high 274 laps in the lead.

RIDGEWAY, Va. Denny Hamlin is a NASCAR Cup Series winner for the first time in nearly a year. The 44-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing veteran dominated the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville S