Hamlin Wins Dover, Larson 2nd and holds P1 in GFT Rankings again this week
28 April 2024
By Bob Francis, Managing Editor
Go Full Throttle Racing News
DOVER, DE — Denny Hamlin powered his Joe Gibbs Racing №11 Toyota to win the Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday. Hamlin, who led for the final 72 laps, secured his third win of the season in a close battle with Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson, who finished second.
Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the podium in third place, while other top finishers included Kyle Busch in 4th, Chase Elliott finished 5th, and Noah Gregson brought home the best Ford finish with 6th. Gregson continues a string a top 10 finishes, showing strength for the Stewart-Haas organization.
Hamlin’s win at Dover solidifies his position as a championship contender, now tied with Willam Byron at 3 wins each. Is this finally Hamlin’s year to win a Cup championship?
LARSON’S 2nd PLACE FINISH IN DOVER EXTENDS P1 RANKING
Kyle Larson’s strong 2nd place finish, along with Stage points, expanded his lead in the GFT NASCAR AI Driver Ranking Models- at 142.8 jumping to a 30.5 GFT AI Score advantage over Martin Truex Jr. at 112.3 and this week’s winner Denny Hamlin at 110.3.
NASCAR 2024 PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
ON THE BUBBLE
Chris Buescher is this week’s “On The Bubble” driver, in by 2 points with Bubba Wallace falling from P13 last week to P17 and below the Playoff Cut Line by 2 points.
GFT AI NASCAR FANTASY LIVE RACE PREDICTION MODELS
The Go Full Throttle #AI Race Prediction model redeems itself with a huge 243-point day including the winner Hamlin. GFT AI 1 is now in 392nd place vs 4,601 players in the #TMDNASCAR league. Back inside the Top 10 at 8.51% vs all players
