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Denny Hamlin reflects on ‘shock’ of losing NASCAR championship, believes he did ‘exactly’ what playoffs asked him to do

Denny Hamlin spent nearly the entirety of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway racing with Kyle Larson in his rearview. It wasn’t until the white flag came out in overtime when he first saw Larson in front of him.

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