McQueen's Race Coverage!

Denny Hamlin crossing the checkered flag at Darlington Okay so right off the bat, let's talk about the elephant in the room. What happened to my Instagram? Between you and I... I really don't know. One day it was there, and the next it's gone. I'm still trying to figure out how I can get it back but the truth of the matter is, I'll have to create a new one. Total bummer, not only was I gaining more and more NASCAR related followers but I also lost all the pictures from my personal life that were posted. Super annoyed, Instagram really knows how to ruin a good time for no reason. Rant over. Let's talk about the good stuff, Darlington. Denny Hamlin wins back to back weekends. Maybe winning back to back like this is a new trend for drivers at Joe Gibbs Racing? I mean, we saw Christopher Bell do it three weekends in a row already in the 2025 season, maybe his teammate Denny Hamlin wants that too? I'm just kidding. It wasn't the plan or even the goal. In Denn...

I woke up Sunday morning and I told Emily, “Today is Denny’s day”. I’m still smiling thinking about this Martinsville win. What a race. I want to express to you that this is my favorite post-race overview I’ve written for the 2025 season so far. Last night I was driving, and I thought to myself that I kind of wanted to make a 4-minute video talking about how incredible this race was and post it on my Instagram. Which I may still do. Here’s what I want to say and share in that quick video with all of you… “Hey everyone, I’m Mitch Colton also known as Mitch McQueen and I’m your NASCAR Journalist. Martinsville meant so much to me that I wanted to make a thank you video. So, thank you Joe Gibbs Racing, thank you to the entire number 11 team, thank you Progressive Insurance for partnering with JGR & being Denny’s primary sponsor, and thank you Denny Hamlin. It’s races like these that make this motorsport so special and so important that it makes me want to say thank you as a fan and as ...