Denny Hamlin courts controversy, counts victories at Pocono after milestone 50th win in Cup
Denny Hamlin’s friends greeted him at the airport with a sparkling wine shower the instant he walked down the steps of his plane — and hours after he drove into victory lane at Pocono Raceway — in celebration of his 50th career NASCAR Cup win. Let’s put that milestone in perspective. Yes, with three Daytona 500 victories, crown jewel Coca-Cola 600 and Southern 500 wins and expansion into team ownership, Hamlin already was headed to the Hall of Fame. But 50 wins in Cup stamps rockets him into rarified air. It’s the NASCAR equivalent of