CP MOTORSPORTS - HAMLIN RUNS AWAY WITH DARLINGTON XFINITY WIN

 

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Sport Clips Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on September 5, 2015 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images)

Denny Hamlin used a fast car and timely strategy to make sure the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 from Darlington Raceway was not a contest.

Hamlin, who started from the top spot, led 117 of the race's 147 laps en route to his third Xfinity series win on the season and his fourth win in the series at Darlington. The win also marks the third time this season which Hamlin has won the pole and the race.

In a familiar turn of events, the other front running drivers were Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. Kyle Busch, who started in 36th place due to an error in qualifying, finished in the runner up spot with rookie sensation Daniel Suarez finishing in third place.

With the third place finish, Suarez won in this round of Xfinity's Dash4Cash program. 

Kevin Harvick, driving the No. 88 for JR Motorsports, brought home a fourth place finish with Chris Buescher finishing in fifth place.

Buescher was able to extend his stranglehold on the Xfinity points lead to 29 points over defending series champion Chase Elliott, who suffered from engine issues and had to settle for a 24th place finish.

Joey Logano finished in sixth place with Kyle Larson, Landon Cassill, Regan Smith and Ross Chastain rounding out the race's top ten.

Race Results
Darlington Raceway
33rd Annual VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200
UNOFFICIAL    Provided by NASCAR Statistics     Saturday, 9/5/2015 @ 5:30 PM Eastern    UNOFFICIAL
Fin    Str    Car    Driver    Team    Lap    Pts    BPts    Status    TLd    LLd
1    1    20    Denny Hamlin(i)    Sport Clips Toyota    147    0    Running    4    117
2    36    54    Kyle Busch(i)    Monster Energy Toyota    147    0    Running
3    2    18    Daniel Suarez #    ARRIS Toyota    147    42    1    Running    1    14
4    9    88    Kevin Harvick(i)    Armour Sandwich Creations Chevrolet    147    0    Running    3    16
5    10    60    Chris Buescher    AdvoCare Ford    147    39    Running
6    4    22    Joey Logano(i)    Hertz Ford    147    0    Running
7    3    42    Kyle Larson(i)    AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet    147    0    Running
8    19    01    Landon Cassill    Flex Seal Chevrolet    147    36    Running
9    8    7    Regan Smith    TaxSlayer Bowl Chevrolet    147    35    Running
10    14    4    Ross Chastain #    South Carolina Education Lottery Chevrolet    147    34    Running
11    24    1    Elliott Sadler    OneMain Financial Ford    147    33    Running
12    12    2    Brian Scott    Safeway/Sanderson Farms Chevrolet    146    32    Running
13    6    62    Brendan Gaughan    South Point Chevrolet    146    31    Running
14    15    6    Darrell Wallace Jr. #    Scotchman Ford    146    30    Running
15    13    3    Ty Dillon    Yuengling Light Lager Chevrolet    146    29    Running
16    11    28    JJ Yeley    JGL Racing Toyota    146    28    Running
17    18    39    Ryan Sieg    Uncle Bob's Self Storage Chevrolet    146    27    Running
18    26    43    Dakoda Armstrong    WinField Ford    146    26    Running
19    21    14    Cale Conley #    IAVA Toyota    146    25    Running
20    16    51    Jeremy Clements    AllSouthElectric.com/RprblVhcls.com Chev    145    24    Running
21    20    97    Parker Kligerman    VroomBrands Chevrolet    145    23    Running
22    25    44    David Starr    Zachry Toyota    145    22    Running
23    17    16    Ryan Reed    Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford    145    21    Running
24    7    9    Chase Elliott    NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet    144    20    Running
25    5    33    Paul Menard(i)    Richmond/Menards Chevrolet    144    0    Running
26    23    25    John Wes Townley(i)    Zaxby's Chevrolet    144    0    Running
27    22    8    Blake Koch    LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota    143    17    Running
28    33    24    Eric McClure    Reynolds Wrap Toyota    142    16    Running
29    28    90    Todd Bodine    Chevrolet    141    15    Running
30    32    52    Joey Gase    Agri Supply/DB Sales Company Chevrolet    141    14    Running
31    31    13    BJ McLeod(i)    Braille Battery/Grafoid Chevrolet    138    0    Running
32    30    70    Derrike Cope    Sammi's Best/Wheel Chill Chevrolet    134    12    Running
33    35    0    Harrison Rhodes #    teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet    83    11    Vibration
34    38    74    Mike Harmon    WCI Parts Dodge    82    10    Suspension
35    34    89    Morgan Shepherd    Chevrolet    34    9    Brakes
36    27    26    TJ Bell(i)    JGL Racing Toyota    23    0    Clutch
37    37    15    Carlos Contreras    BYBExtreme.com Chevrolet    10    7    Accident
38    29    19    Jeff Green    TriStar Motorsports Toyota    6    6    Suspension
39    39    40    Carl Long    Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge    4    5    Suspension
40    40    17    Ryan Ellis(i)    Barcodemedia.net Ford    1    PE    Suspension


# = Rookie, Fin = Finish, Str = Start, Pts = Total Points, BPs = Lap Leader Bns Pts, TLd = Times Led, LLd = Laps Led. (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Average Speed: 141.355 MPH    Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 25 Mins, 14 Secs.    Margin of Victory: 2.058 Seconds
Lead Changes: 7 among 3 drivers    Cautions: 2 for 8 laps

 

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