Denny HamlinDenny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart or Joey Logano. It doesn’t matter who’s behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota, it always seems to end up in Victory Lane.

Hamlin held off Busch on Friday night at Daytona International Speedway to extend Joe Gibbs Racing’s dominance in the Nationwide Series, driving the No. 20 to its ninth victory of the season.

The car is so stout, third-place finisher Dale Earnhardt Jr. had no idea who was behind the wheel and repeatedly congratulated Stewart on the win.

Stewart, who drove the car to a win last week in New Hampshire, took Friday night off and Earnhardt eventually figured out it was Hamlin who raced to his third series win of the season.

“You can take that several different ways,” Hamlin said of Earnhardt’s mistake. “You could take it as I was driving a lot like Tony, which is a compliment in my eyes. If I was driving like Tony on a superspeedway, that’s pretty dang good, so I’ll take it.”

USA Today

RESULTS:

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 17 20 Denny Hamlin Toyota Hardee’s / Coca-Cola 195/10 105 Running
2 20 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance 175/5 105 Running
3 5 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Delphi 170/5 105 Running
4 6 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 165/5 105 Running
5 2 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 160/5 105 Running
6 18 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Klondike 150/0 105 Running
7 13 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 146/0 105 Running
8 25 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 142/0 105 Running
9 26 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 138/0 105 Running
10 16 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 139/5 105 Running
11 9 60 Carl Edwards Ford Save-A-Lot 135/5 105 Running
12 7 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet VFW 127/0 105 Running
13 28 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches 124/0 105 Running
14 12 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 121/0 105 Running
15 23 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford John Morrell 118/0 105 Running
16 24 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 115/0 105 Running
17 10 8 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker PE 105 Running
18 27 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America’s Incredible Pizza Company 109/0 105 Running
19 1 40 Bryan Clauson * Dodge Fastenal 106/0 105 Running
20 34 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford / MatchLight 103/0 105 Running
21 4 27 Brad Coleman Ford Kleenex / Huggies 105/5 105 Running
22 15 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 102/5 104 Accident
23 8 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 94/0 104 Running
24 36 161 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Long John Silver’s 91/0 104 Running
25 40 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 88/0 104 Running
26 35 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink 85/0 104 Running
27 32 37 Brad Baker Ford RFD-TV 82/0 104 Running
28 31 4 Derrike Cope Chevrolet JVC Everio 79/0 104 Running
29 19 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors 76/0 104 Running
30 39 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 73/0 104 Running
31 14 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 70/0 103 Running
32 29 223 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet R3 Motorsports 67/0 103 Running
33 42 22 Josh Wise Dodge Supercuts 64/0 102 Running
34 41 52 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet Quaker City Casting 61/0 101 Running
35 3 16 Colin Braun Ford CitiFinancial 58/0 97 Accident
36 38 01 James Hylton Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com 55/0 82 Running
37 11 32 Brian Vickers Toyota Dollar General 52/0 76 Rear End
38 30 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 49/0 58 Running
39 43 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Harmon Bartlett Racing 46/0 52 Electrical
40 37 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 43/0 28 Overheating
41 21 331 Shane Huffman Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink 45/5 23 Rear End
42 33 149 Kertus Davis Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. 37/0 6 Vibration
43 22 0 Brad Teague Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com 34/0 4 Vibration

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