Denny Hamlin was feeling the way one might feel about Houston.
To clarify, that statement refers to the winner of Sunday’s Goodyear 400 who is comparing himself to the Houston Cougars men's basketball team set to compete for a national championship tonight.
By doing this, he definitely had some harsh words for Duke and the Blue Devils' spectacular downfall.
This is what The Athletic's Jeff Gluck reported following the event:
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Duke was unable to finish it off, and none of the other drivers at Darlington managed to either. That's fair enough.
Hamlin, much like Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars, will happily accept the win. Occasionally, you simply need to outlast all your competitors.
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