After his victory burnout, Hamlin unveiled a new victory flag reading "11 against the world" and held it to the Martinsville crowd. When asked about the flag, Hamlin credited the national championship-winning Ohio State Buckeyes football team with providing the inspiration.

Denny Hamlin dominated his way to victory in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, his first since 2015.

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

NASCAR's Elton Sawyer told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio: "There was a multitude of bad decisions that was made by a multitude of drivers throughout that event."

NASCAR will gather its Xfinity Series drivers this weekend to review the caution-plagued race at Martinsville Speedway that ended with a retaliatory crash on the last lap. “Our plans are before we run the event (Saturday) at Darlington is to have a meeting with all the Xfinity Series drivers,

Hamlin encouraged the sanctioning body to react to the lack of professionalism seen in the NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville or risk it happening again.