For the 43rd time in his career, Denny Hamlin wins the pole award in the NASCAR Cup Series. Hometown driver gets it done at Richmond! Denny was the slowest car to make the final round, and he came out with the pole award. Denny Hamlin pulled off a somewhat improbable feat. He was the slowest car overall in the final ten. He went out first since he was the fifth fastest in Group A. The following nine drivers, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Martin Truex Jr., Josh Berry, Chris Buescher, and Christopher Bell all tried and failed to beat his time. Earlier t…