{"id":32193,"date":"2025-03-31T00:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T04:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=32193"},"modified":"2025-03-31T00:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T04:45:19","slug":"denny-hamlin-gets-first-martinsville-win-in-10-years-while-others-leave-angry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/03\/31\/denny-hamlin-gets-first-martinsville-win-in-10-years-while-others-leave-angry\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin Gets First Martinsville Win in 10 Years, While Others Leave Angry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike the two nights before, the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway<\/a> didn’t see as many cautions on track. Not that it wasn’t a thought on the minds of the drivers. Especially after Saturday night’s Xfinity Series race. The actions of some drivers on Saturday forced NASCAR to warn drivers before Sunday’s Cook Out 400. Denny Hamlin and the rest of the field kept things as clean as possible.<\/p>\n

Sure, bumping and banging will happen on a short-track, but nothing like Saturday night played out luckily in this race. As Fox Sports’ Mike Joy<\/a> so fondly called it, the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville was far and away better than the “dumpster fire” of Saturday night’s Xfinity race.<\/p>\n

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The @FOXNASCAR<\/a> booth sounds off on the end of the Xfinity Series race last night. Pretty strong takes from all three.<\/p>\n

Mike Joy: "I said the Xfinity Series was a dumpster fire, it's not. A dumpster fire is contained, and that series is not right now."
Kevin Harvick: "It's not\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yD6IyWL05T<\/a><\/p>\n

— Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) March 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n