3 years agoDenny Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing car struggled last week with that pesky engine issue. Don't use screens, period. Hamlin begins the Vegas race eighth on Sunday. The No. 11 has led the most laps on the 1.5-mile track at a rate of 19.2%. Hamlin has four top-tens and a win since 2019. It will be interesting to see if Hamlin loses any speed in longer runs. He started to during his 10-lap interval but winds kept Joe Gibbs Racing from pushing much further. After all, practice was a mere 35 minutes. For all of Hamlin's early top-five results in 2021, it is weird to see him not in the top ten after two races. --Chris Wassel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com