Wins Food City 500 Hamlin won the Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon. Impact The race would be punctuated by extreme tire wear and pit strategy. Hamlin would have the solution as he would take control in the final 200 laps. He would lead a total 163 laps down the stretch and outlast teammate, Martin Truex Jr., in the closing laps to secure the win. It was Hamlin's first victory of the season and fourth-career win at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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