NASCAR Xfinity Series: Denny Hamlin wins 2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200

In his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start since last year’s race at Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 to secure his sixth Xfinity Series victory at the track.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin earned his sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Darlington Raceway in his first start in the series since last year’s race at “The Lady in Black”. He took the checkered flag to win the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, the 24th of 33 races on the 2019 schedule.

Hamlin started this 147-lap race around the four-turn, 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometer) Darlington Raceway oval in Darlington, South Carolina all the way back in 37th place out of 38 drivers in his #11 Toyota, and he won it by 0.602 seconds over in Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer in second in his #00 Ford.

Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick was the highest finishing Chevrolet driver of this race. He finished in third place in his #2 Chevrolet ahead Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney, who started from the pole position, in fourth in his #12 Ford. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell finished in fifth in his #20 Toyota.

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In his first Xfinity Series start since last September’s race at Richmond Raceway, JR Motorsports’ Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished in sixth place in his #8 Chevrolet. He made his return to the series just over two weeks after he and his family survived a plane crash, although he did sustain minor injuries that brought forth questions regarding whether or not he would compete.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones and JR Motorsports teammates Noah Gragson and Justiin Allgaier rounded out the top 10 by finishing in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #98 Ford, #19 Toyota, #9 Chevrolet and #7 Chevrolet, respectively.

This race featured only five lead changes among three leaders. Aside of Hamlin, who led 27 laps, the only other drivers who led the race were Reddick and Blaney. Reddick led a race-high 70 laps while Blaney led the other 50. Reddick won stage one while Blaney won stage two.

This race featured only five caution flag periods, and 31 of the 38 drivers who competed in it finished it. Of the 31 drivers who finished the race, 20 finished on the lead lap.

Here are the full race results of the 2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Race Results
1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Cole Custer
3rd – Tyler Reddick
4th – Ryan Blaney
5th – Christopher Bell
6th – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7th – Chase Briscoe
8th – Brandon Jones
9th – Noah Gragson
10th – Justin Allgaier
11th – Austin Cindric
12th – Justin Haley
13th – Jeremy Clements
14th – Michael Annett
15th – Ryan Sieg
16th – Gray Gaulding
17th – Ray Black Jr.
18th – Alex Labbe
19th – Landon Cassill
20th – B.J. McLeod
21st – Camden Murphy
22nd – John Hunter Nemechek
23rd – Stefan Parsons
24th – Timmy Hill
25th – Josh Williams
26th – Joey Gase
27th – Stephen Leicht
28th – David Starr
29th – Vinnie Miller
30th – Garrett Smithley
31st – Chad Finchum
32nd – Matt Mills
33rd – Mike Harmon
34th – Brandon Brown
35th – Joe Nemechek
36th – Tommy Joe Martins
37th – J.J. Yeley
38th – Morgan Shepherd

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The next race on the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule is the penultimate race of the regular season. This race, the Lilly Diabetes 250, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 7, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network from Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

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