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Denny Hamlin crashes from lead near end of Brickyard 400

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Leading with 7 laps to go, Denny Hamlin's right-front tire goes down, which sends him into the wall and ends his Brickyard 400 in heart-breaking fashion.

Denny Hamlin wrecked while leading on Lap 154 of 160 of Sunday’s Brickyard 400.

Hamlin hit the Turn 1 wall after his right front tire went down. Hamlin was leading Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth at the time.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had led previous 19 laps before the incident. Hamlin, who was seeking his first Brickyard 400 victory, leads the series with four wins this year.

It is his first DNF of the season.

“We just didn’t do what we needed to do,” Hamlin told NBC. “Just didn’t work out for us today. I had a fast car obviously. Was stretching it out there, but wasn’t pushing the right front (tire) at all. It’s kind of like roulette. Whether you get one that’s going to stay together or not and mine didn’t and you saw the end result. ... We’ve been so good here lately ... I feel like I’m doing all I can.”