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Denny Hamlin wins Coca-Cola 600 pole with speed of 195.624 mph…

Denny Hamlin won the pole for Sunday's 54th running of the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin drew a late qualifying number and proceeded to shatter the existing track record. He ran a lap of 195.624 mph in claiming his second career pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin took his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole since his return from injury as he topped qualifying for Sunday's 600-mile race at Charlotte

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