Denny Hamlin called his shot ahead of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, claiming he will win the 2024 championship.

Before the Dover race, Denny Hamlin got on his podcast and called his shot, saying he was for sure going to win the Wurth 400. Then, he did just that and won the Wurth 400. Now he’s calling his shot at the NASCAR championship.

Here is what drivers had to say after Sunday’s Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway:

__ Matt Kenseth is as respected as any driver in recent NASCAR history and currently serves as a competition advisor for Legacy Motor Club. His one win in his 2003 championship season made him a scapegoat the following year when NASCAR upended the championship process and moved to a playoff-type format. Kenseth won 39 career races.

Could NASCAR be in danger of its biggest teams deciding to skip races in the future? According to driver and team owner Denny Hamlin, it's a real

For a driver like Denny Hamlin, whose outspoken and arguably cocky attitude has earned him derision from scores of race fans, there was a moment of grace and humility that he showed at Dover when he said that he "couldn't hold Lee Petty's helmet."

Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin has won three races in the first 11 rounds of the 2024 NASCAR Cup season.