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BROOKLYN, Mich. \u2014 Denny Hamlin went from the rear to first again Sunday, winning at Michigan International Speedway to earn his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just like last week\u2019s win at Nashville Superspeedway, when the Joe Gibbs Racing car started on the pole position but was penalized for jumping the start, Hamlin qualified first at Michigan but dropped to the back at the green flag because of a penalty for unapproved adjustments to his No. 11 Toyota.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hamlin patiently worked his way to the front over 400 miles. He took the lead for good on a three-wide pass during a restart with 38 laps remaining, sweeping into first around Spire Racing teammates Daniel Su\u00e1rez, and Carson Hocevar, a home-state favorite.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s the 63rd career victory for Hamlin, tying the late Kyle Busch for ninth on NASCAR\u2019s all-time win list.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGreat job, guys,\u201d Hamlin radioed his crew. \u201cGreat car. Unbelievable. We love you, KB.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan native Erik Jones finished second, followed by Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, and Hocevar.<\/span><\/p>\n

The race was stopped with 51 laps remaining to repair a damaged SAFER barrier after a hard crash involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During a restart on the 148th lap, the drivers were running side by side for second. Elliott\u2019s No. 9 Chevrolet bobbled and skidded up the track into Bell\u2019s No. 20 Toyota, which shot into the outside wall at the 2-mile oval where speeds top 200 miles per hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The impact with Bell\u2019s Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks. A red flag was displayed for 20 minutes to fix the damaged section of the barrier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both drivers climbed from their cars and walked to an ambulance for a trip to the track\u2019s infield care center. Elliott patted Bell on the shoulder and apologized for the wreck before they entered the ambulance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine; it was totally my fault,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cI feel really bad for Bell, just taking him out. I was trying to run on the bottom and make use of our fresh tires and at least get to second and hopefully stay side by side with him. I got in there and got free and thought I was going to spin and was committing to spin out, and as soon as I started to commit to spinning, it just hooked up and hooked a right. Unfortunately, it sent Christopher into the wall super hard, and then me shortly there behind.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust racing really hard. I felt like that was kind of a turning point in the race. We needed to make something happen. I stepped over the line again and paid for it. \u2026 I just told him I\u2019m sorry. Obviously, it was not on purpose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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