Winners, losers of the NASCAR CUP race at Martinsville won by Denny Hamlin

Martinsville, VA. – A look at the winners and losers of Sunday’s cup race in Martinsville.

Winners

Denny Hamlin – He led 274 of the last 275 rounds to achieve his first victory of the season, sixth in Martinsville and 55th of his career. Hamlin said: ‘I want to dominate. I will take any win I can get, but I want days like this where I am in full control. ‘

10 years after his last win in Martinsville, Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag on Sunday.

Joe Gibbs Racing – Organization won four of the first seven cup races of the season. JGR went 1-2 with Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell on Sunday. Chase Briscoe ends ninth.

The Joe Gibbs Racing Star is tied up with Rusty Wallace with 55 wins in the career.

Bubba Wallace – He achieved a back-to-back-third place.

Ryan Preece – His end point of seventh place gives him the top 10s in three consecutive races. This is the first time he has done it in his cup career.

Todd Gilliland – His 10th place is his second top 10 of the season.

Losers

Erik Jones – A rough day got worse. He finished the 24th, but his car was disqualified when it failed after the race inspection because he did not meet the minimum weight requirement.

Shane from Gisbergen – His 34th place in Martinsville is his fourth consecutive result of the 30th or worse.

Riley Herbst – His 31st place is the third time in the last four races he finished outside the top 30.