'I’m so sorry to Matt DiBenedetto, Mike Wheeler. I hate it. I know what a win would mean to that team,' Denny Hamlin said as soon as he exited his car. 'But I’ve got to give 110 percent.'
Michelle MartinelliNASCAR driver Matt DiBenedetto almost had a storybook ending to a “devastating” week. The driver of the No. 95 Toyota led a race-high 93 laps at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, and it looked like he was headed for his first career Cup Series win.
With about 11 laps to go, Hamlin took the lead and won his fourth race of the season, while DiBenedetto finished second. This is DiBenedetto’s first — and turns out only — year with Leavine Family Racing, and Wheeler is new to the team as well in 2019 after being Hamlin’s crew chief for three seasons.
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