Denny Hamlin has done almost everything a NASCAR driver can dream of. 60 career Cup wins, tying him for 10th on the all-time list. Crown jewels? He’s checked them off. His name sits among NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers. He’s conquered the Busch Light Clash, won on every style of track, and outlasted eras, rule changes, and rivals. And yet… the one thing that keeps slipping away is the championship.

At Phoenix in 2025, it looked like this might finally be the year. No. 11 was fast. The crowd was behind him. The moment felt right. But, once again, fate blinked. A race that should have rewritten history instead became another chapter in a familiar story. But that’s where this one takes a turn because Denny Hamlin is starting to define his legacy on different terms. And it’s based on a driver w

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