The 2025 Southern 500 featured a slew of blunders. Several top-ranked playoff contenders made several unforced errors, mainly on pit road, and they included Denny Hamlin. The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran found his team’s Achilles’ Heel in the form of execution. A slow pit stop axed Hamlin’s pole-winning pace and robbed him of the capability to stand up against Chase Briscoe. However, Hamlin was not determined to give up so soon, as a championship beckoned.

Denny Hamlin is the master of Darlington among all active drivers, boasting five victories at the egg-shaped oval. He won even during the April 2025 race, where he capitalized on a perfectly executed pit stop in the final laps. However, his April strength turned into a weakness in August – but Hamlin did not let that pull him down.

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