Denny Hamlin reflected on what led to the single most cautions in a NASCAR Cup Series race.

The 2005 Coca-Cola 600 saw a record 22 caution flags, due in large part to a track surface adjustment prior to the race weekend.

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Last Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway saw 18 caution periods, coming up just four cautions shy of tying the all-time record. Multiple of the yellow flags were thrown due to crashes caused by brake failures.

Hamlin, however, was one of the lucky ones who did not get involved in a crash and finished ninth. He holds a nine-point lead over WWT Raceway winner Kyle Larson heading into the…

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