Last fall, Denny Hamlin earned a milestone 60th career at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, dedicating the win to his father. Since then, Hamlin suffered a bitter defeat in the title race, and lost his ailing father in an off-season house fire.<br>But on Sunday, he returned to Victory Lane at Vegas for his 61st career win, and his first of the 2026 season.<br>"I mean, I knew it took a few weeks to feel ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/denny-hamlin-holds-off-chase-elliott-las-vegas-win/10805677/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>