Denny Hamlin Silences Doubters After Crew-Chief Change
Source: Racing Reference

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March 31, 2025
Denny Hamlin won Sunday's Cook Out 400 to take his first win at Martinsville Speedway since 2015. His 274 laps led marked the third-most he has ever led at Martinsville, and the most he has led in a win. The race removed all doubts about his ability to win without crew chief Chris Gabehart, as his current crew chief Chris Gayle had never had a top-10 finish at Martinsville before. Although Hamlin first took the lead by staying out of the pits on the fourth caution on Lap 126, he led all but one lap after that when his teammate Christopher Bell passed him on the final restart before Hamlin took the lead on the next lap, eventually winning by 4.617 seconds. With the win, he improved from eighth to sixth in points and probably locked himself into the playoffs.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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