Hamlin’s win last week at Martinsville has him in the field of 16 when the playoffs come around in about five months. And he’s prepping to run the Goodyear 400 on Sunday at Darlington Raceway, a track where he leads all current drivers with four previous victories.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Darlington Raceway in South Carolina for Sunday's Goodyear 400. The challenge of Darlington is three-pronged: tire management, the track and your own race car. More than any other track,