Taking the Chase out of the equation, how good does it feel to win for the second time?
DENNY HAMLIN: It feels good, and not to be greedy, but how many did we lose before we broke through? It means a lot. You learn every time you come here little things that make you better, and that’s all you can do. You can’t dwell on the times that you lost this race. You’ve got to just push forward and think about the times or what it will take to win the next one. Q. It sounded like Curtis was giving you some coaching at one time, he said on a restart you didn’t give in to peer pressure and took the lead in the right way. Is this one of the smarter races you’ve had at Richmond? You’ve always been so good here as a driver, but learning how to win here on top of that. DENNY HAMLIN: It’s so more than what people can see on TV. It’s so tough and mentally it’s tough to see a guy barreling down on you with 40 laps to go and know that you just cannot force yourself to go any harder than what you know your car is capable of. I feel like that’s where I’ve gotten better at this racetrack. In t
