Hamlin Holds Off Busch in OT in Wild Coca-Cola 600

Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on May 29, 2022. Matt Kelley/AP Photo

CONCORD, N.C.—This was the one race Denny Hamlin has been dreaming about.

Hamlin finally got the win he has coveted for the last 17 years, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest—and perhaps wildest—Coca-Cola 600 in history.