Friday, July 1, 2016

Hamlin attempting to join Allison with Daytona Triple


The 2016 Daytona 500 was a historical race for many reasons. For one, it was Denny Hamlin's first "Great American Race" win. The trip to Victory Lane also secured Toyota its first Daytona 500 win, as well as Joe Gibbs' first victory at the event since 1993.

The kicker for Hamlin is that the Joe Gibbs Racing wheelman became the sixth driver to win the Sprint Unlimited and Daytona 500 in the same year. Check out the elite company Hamlin now keeps. Only Bobby Allison completed the Triple by winning the summer Firecracker 400 as well.

DRIVERS WHO HAVE WON THE SPRINT UNLIMITED AND DAYTONA 500 IN SAME YEAR
NAMEYEAR
Bobby Allison1982
Bill Elliott1987
Dale Jarrett1996
Jeff Gordon1997
Dale Jarrett2000
Denny Hamlin2016

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