Denny Hamlin loses points lead and says “we have to get to running a little bit better”

Race #1 – Race #17: Reddick leads NASCAR Cup championship

Race #18 – Race #28: Hamlin leads NASCAR Cup championship

Race #29 – ?: Larson leads NASCAR Cup championship

After taking the points lead at Sonoma on June 28, Denny Hamlin has firmly held onto the top spot, even reaching a triple-digit points lead at one point before the Chase reset.

He started the ten-race Chase with a 25-point margin, which became twelve points after Darlington, nine points after Gateway, and is now erased at Bristol.

Kyle Larson has made himself just the third different driver to lead the standings all year, now a single point ahead of Hamlin with Bristol…

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