Despite the expected boos (given Hamlin’s polarizing status), he celebrated atop his No. 11 Toyota with a smoky burnout. Let’s see if Richmond will get Denny Hamlin a good win or not.

Denny Hamlin battled against Martin Truex Jr ... Hamlin flattened what was left of his final sets of tires during his burnout. Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, John Hunter Nemechek ...