Denny Hamlin Wins NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover for $1 Million

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, claiming a $1 million prize in the event’s debut at the one-mile concrete oval. The 45-year-old driver led the final 30 laps, finishing 0.887 seconds ahead of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Chase Briscoe.

Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota was dominant, leading a race-high 103 of the 200 laps in the final segment. He took the lead for good with 29 laps remaining, pulling away from Briscoe, who drove a car heavily damaged in a practice crash the day before. Erik Jones finished third, completing a top-three sweep for Toyota, followed by Austin Dillon and rookie Connor Zilisch.

The race was marred by multiple crashes, particularly during the first two 75-lap segments, which collected more than half of the 36-car field. A fiery multi-car wreck on the second lap involved former All-Star Race winners Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, and Chase Elliott. Larson later retired with a power steering failure, while Elliott and Ross Chastain were eliminated after their cars could not be repaired. The field was narrowed to 26 cars for the final 200-lap dash for the prize.

Hamlin, who also won the All-Star Race in 2015, now has two...