The 2019 ARCA Menards Series champion from Middletown, New York, will make his first Truck start of the 2025 season with MHR at Richmond Raceway in August before returning to race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, officially faces a "must-win" scenario entering the 2024 Cup Series regular-season finale at Darlington Raceway to race his way back into Playoff contention after being denied a final overturn attempt of his Richmond penalties from the Final Appeal Officer.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, remains in a "must-win" situation to make the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs after the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upholds the penalties levied to Dillon and Richard Childress Racing at Richmond.
Hamlin started on the pole at Richmond and had a win in hand on the final corner, but was intentionally wrecked by Austin Dillon. Hamlin finished second.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, collided with veterans Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the final lap amid an overtime shootout to snap a 68-race winless drought and clinch a 2024 Cup Series Playoff berth with a wild victory at Richmond.