NASCAR's Denny Hamlin dunks on Duke's terrible collapse in description of his Darlington win

Denny Hamlin felt like Houston. To be clear, that's Sunday's Goodyear 400 winner describing himself like the Houston Cougars men's basketball team that will play for a national title on Monday night. In doing so, he really talked a bit of trash about Duke and the Blue Devils' epic collapse.

Here's what The Athletic's Jeff Gluck shared after the race: Denny Hamlin says his win was just like Houston in the Final Four last night: Hang around long enough to capitalize when the other teams couldn’t close it out. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Duke couldn't close it out, and neither could the rest of the drivers at Darlington. Fair enough.

Hamlin, like Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars, will gladly take the victory. Sometimes you just have to outlast everyone else. Cooper Flagg's Duke legacy has complicated ending Houston's game-ending run has stunning similarity to Jim Valvano, NC State vs.

1983 Cougars Is Cooper Flagg going to the NBA? Duke's Khaman Maluach involved in mid-game South Sudan visa controversy Duke's loss broke a 335-0 NCAA Tournament record.