Overview

• Hamlin stayed out on older tires during two overtime restarts at Dover and edged teammate Chase Briscoe by 0.310 seconds to claim his fourth 2025 victory and second straight win at the concrete-mile track.
• Briscoe, on fresher rubber, refrained from aggressive blocking on the final lap, underscoring growing sportsmanship within Joe Gibbs Racing.
• NASCAR veterans Kyle Petty and Greg Biffle praised Hamlin’s mastery of restarts and defensive driving on worn tires at a venue where passing is notoriously difficult.
• His consistency—two wins in six starts and five top-four finishes in his last seven—propelled him back to No. 1 in FOX Sports’ NASCAR Power Rankings.
• On his Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin proposed refining the In-Season Challenge schedule to include venues that promote more side-by-side racing to enhance head-to-head competition.