The favorite to win Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have quite a mountain to climb.

However, it was very nearly his teammate Denny Hamlin who took the honor, with the No. 11 having been over two-tenths up on Briscoe's lap time (49.136secs) on the final lap of qualifying when he crashed heavily into the wall, causing significant damage to his car.

Denny Hamlin partnered up with Chase Briscoe at JGR for the 2025 season onwards. Briscoe had some difficult shoes to fill as he replaced the outgoing Martin Truex Jr.

At age 44, Denny Hamlin is the oldest full-time competitor in NASCAR’s Cup Series and with 58 career victories he’s the one the younger Toyota drivers often watch and emulate while developing their racing craft.

Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin open as favorites for NASCAR's Brickyard 400. Check out the early odds for the entire field.

This Sunday's Brickyard 400 presented by PPG isn't just a chance for Denny Hamlin to go back-to-bac for the second time this season in the NASCAR Cup Series. It

As talk about a potential change to NASCAR‘s playoff format continues to take over the sport as the playoffs near, Denny Hamlin has offered his take. He’s in favor of a tweak.

Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins — enough of them to soon earn his place inside NASCAR’s career top-10 list — matter more to