Denny Hamlin made his 700th NASCAR Cup Series start Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway, becoming the 22nd driver to reach the milestone.

Despite taking the Stage 1 victory this weekend in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, Denny Hamlin fell short of logging his third victory of the season.

Denny Hamlin will make his 700th start in the NASCAR Cup Series Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway.The statement, however, comes with a caveat. Hamlin will make his 700th start as long as he doesn’t get the call that fiancé Jordan Fish has gone into labor with their third child.

A relaxed rapport wasn’t always the dynamic with Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace. It all started in 2018 when Wallace made his full-time Cup Series debut with Richard Petty Motorsports and tensions flared in his first Daytona 500.

Denny Hamlin approaches 700 NASCAR Cup Series starts amid family excitement as he awaits the birth of his third child.

In the sport of NASCAR there are nice guys and there are villains — and Denny Hamlin has never been one to shy away from playing the role of antagonist on the track. After collecting yet another 2025 Cup Series win at Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 in Michigan,