Denny Hamlin Wins Martinsville, within 6 points of Johnson

RACE RECAP | MARTINSVILLE

Race #6 in the Chase
10 Brad Keselowski
9 Jeff Burton
8 Carl Edwards
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 90 laps
6 Joey Logano
5 Jimmie Johnson’s lead has been cut to just 6
4 Kyle Busch
3 Kevin Harvick is 62 points behind the leader
2 Mark Martin first top 5 in a while (19 races), best finish of the year

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin continues the streak with his 3rd straight win at Martinsville, 15th career win, and is knocking on the door of the Championship.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

Marcos Ambrose cut a tire down after contact from the 48

Chase driver Tony Stewart was caught speeding on pit road, then with 10 laps to go he had a flat tire

Clint Bowyer found the wall and spun while running 13th

Greg Biffle had a strong car early, but two pit road penalties and a blown right front tire ended his hopes

Mark Martin went spinning after getting his bumper cover worn out

Early leader Ryan Newman broke a rear end gear at half way

Teammates Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton battled hard

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 90 laps

Jeff Gordon got spun into the inside wall hard by Kurt Busch after the two tangled back and forth

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