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Denny Hamlin’s Late NASCAR Surge Dwarfs Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick

Hamlin’s Gateway triumph was his 59th career Cup win and fifth this season, making him the seventh driver in history with 3+ wins after 700 starts. His 21.4% late-career win rate eclipses Gordon’s 5.6% and Harvick’s 5.5%. While they needed 100+ races, Hamlin achieved it in 14, proving he’s defying age while stacking numbers with NASCAR’s greatest.