Will Hamlin’s Daytona advantage remain despite new car?

During the Gen-6 era, Hamlin won three Daytona 500s (2016, 2019, 2020) and has finished outside the top-five only twice in the past nine races.
Earlier in his career, Hamlin’s results in NASCAR’s biggest race weren’t nearly as impressive. During the Gen-5 and C.O.T. era from 2006 to 2012, he posted just one result above 17th in the Daytona 500 — a fourth-place finish in 2012.
So what makes …Keep reading