It is no secret that Denny Hamlin is a favorite each time NASCAR comes to Pocono and he wasted no time in establishing that his No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota was still going to be the car to beat again this afternoon. Hamlin, who has won four times on the tricky 2.5-mile triangular track, quickly ascended from his fourth-place starting position into the top spot after just one lap of racing. He would dominate much of the first half of the race leading a race-high four different times for a total of 76 laps. Hamlin was running third when a caution flag came out with just 45 laps remaining in the race and he brought his FedEx Camry down pit road for fresh tires. Unfortunately as he made his way back on to the track it was discovered that his left rear tire had gone flat and he was forced to come back down pit road for a new tire. The bad left rear would completely blow as he made his way around the track to get back down pit road and the result would also cause damage to his rear brakes. Hamlin would restart the race with 41 laps remaining in the 21st position and amazingly despite all the challenges was able to manage a 19th-place effort.
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