Denny Hamlin claimed the Martinsville checkered flag, his first victory of the season.
Denny Hamlin survived a caution-plagued STP 500 and several issues on pit road to win Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed teammate Matt Kenseth for the lead with 28 laps remaining. Brad Keselowski challenged Hamlin several times over the final laps, but could never find a way around the No. 11 car.
The win was Hamlin's first of 2015 and his fifth on the Virginia short track. Joey Logano finished third, followed by Kenseth and David Ragan.
Hamlin had consistently one of the fastest cars all afternoon, but routinely dropped several positions on pit road. He incurred a penalty when his crew was unable to maintain control of a time, and several other times lost spots due to slow pit work.
Leading when a caution waved 41 laps from the finish, Jeff Gordon threw away a potential victory when he incurred a penalty for speeding on pit road. He finished ninth.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so disappointed in myself," Gordon said. "I'm very, very disappointed. We were in position to win that race."
Thirteen drivers exchanged the lead 31 times. Sixteen cautions for 112 laps slowed the race.
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