It was just one pole of 39 in his NASCAR Cup career, but dennyhamlin's performance in practice and qualifying Saturday at the Chicago Street Course meant so much more to him. NASCARChicago
in the final round of qualifying, Hamlin won the pole for Sunday’s first street course race in the 75-year history of the Cup series.
“Certainly, we were very optimistic about today. I certainly didn’t like waking up to rain. I thought that could’ve really changed things for me quite a bit, and hopefully it does not rain ,” Hamlin said. Hamlin also reveled in the positive vibe surrounding Saturday’s activities in the Grant Park area of downtown Chicago.
“I mentioned on podcast last week, the sooner we just kind of understand the gravity of the event and not get caught up too much in the on-track stuff I think the better off we’re going to be.”
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