Pocono Preview: Hamlin Goes For 3-Straight Wins This Season

Can Denny Hamlin win 3 races in a row for the first time in his NASCAR career? Andrew Kurland reports in a Pocono weekend preview. 

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NASCAR heads to Pocono this weekend. The three-corner tricky triangle in Pennsylvania. Denny Hamlin goes for three wins in a row for the first time in his career. We'll preview it. For PRN's Garage Pass, this is Andrew Curling.

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Last weekend at Michigan turned the regular season in the NASCAR Cup series on its head. Denny Hamlin got his second win in a row and is going for three in a row at one of his best racetracks. It will be the first time in his career to win three in a row. That is, of course, if he can get the checkered flag on Sunday.

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I mean, it it'll be hard, um, but you know, there's no better opportunity that I've had at any point in my career to win three in a row. You're truthfully, you're going to buy one of my best tracks. Cars are obviously fast. Uh, me and my team have uh have it going right now. We we know what we need every week. Our communication's great. They know exactly to what level to fix things when I ask for it. Um so they're you know, now's as good an opportunity as ever.

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One driver that's trying to stop him is a former Pocano winner in Brad Keslowski, who's going for his third straight top 10 here at Pocono. Can RFK rebound after a difficult Michigan? Brad talks about the challenges of racing at Pocono.

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Yeah, Pocono is uh really unique, maybe the most unique track in all of NASCAR. And there's a lot of challenges to running around it. Uh making good pace, getting the strategy right, the restarts, of course, turn two, the the tunnel turn with all the bumps. Uh it's a big challenge.

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So Brad Keslowski is gonna be chasing Denny Hanlon, but the question is will Denny be chasing his Joe Gims racing teammate and Chase Briscoe who won the race last year and led the most laps. We're gonna have answers to these questions this Sunday. For PRN's Garage Pass, this is Andrew Curlin.

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