Checkered Countdown: Top-Five Kansas Finishes

No. 4 Denny Hamlin holds off Martin Truex Jr for the win (2012).

In the closing laps of the 2012 spring race at Kansas the battle was between Hamlin and Truex. The two cars were mostly equivalent but lapped drivers were slowing Hamlin down. Coming to two laps to go Truex decided to try a surprise move on the inside of turn three. It did not work, he got loose and Hamlin cleared him again. The last two laps were run single-file and smoothly but the driver of the #56 Toyota gave it another try while coming to the checkered flag. He was too far back though and could not complete the pass once again. Hamlin won his second race of the season, while Truex’s winless streak continued.