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LOUDON, N.H., July 1 (UPI) -- Denny Hamlin Sunday fought off a late challenge by Jeff Gordon to win the Nextel Cup's Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at Loudon, N.H.
Hamlin's No.11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet crossed the finish line one length ahead of the four-time points champion, allowing Hamlin to record his first victory of the season and the third of his Nextel Cup career.
"We finally got a win," said Hamlin, who had led a total of 665 laps this year without a victory.
Hamlin took a 0.440-second lead over Gordon with 25 laps left and held on until the end.
Martin Truex Jr. was third, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fourth and Jimmy Johnson finished fifth.
Gordon is first in the standings with 2,613 points, followed by Hamlin with 2,457 points.
Matt Kenseth is third (2,248), Johnson is fourth (2,232) and Jeff Burton is fifth (2,230).
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