Photo: Denny Hamlin’s mother gathers special keepsakes from Michigan victory lane

Denny Hamlin won his third NASCAR Cup Series race of this season at Michigan International Speedway this past Sunday (June 8). The 44-year-old driver went on to overtake William Byron after a move in the finishing stages of the thrilling race that the fans got to witness.

This marked Hamlin's 57th career race win, which makes him the Joe Gibbs Racing driver with the most wins, overtaking Kyle Busch's record of 56 wins with the team.

The No. 11 team filled Hamlin's car with enough fuel to win the race while many other drivers struggled due to low fuel at the end, including Byron, who ran out of gas in the latter stages of the FireKeepers Casino 400. Celebrating his win, Hamlin shared a video of his mom collecting the special confetti left over from the celebrations of her son's amazing victory.

"There's Mom... doing her thing collecting all the confetti," Denny Hamlin wrote via his Instagram Story.

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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had an amazing turn of events as he was prepared to leave the race in Michigan to join his fiancée and be present for the birth of his third child.

He expressed that he may leave the next race in Mexico if necessary to be present with his partner and witness the birth of his baby boy. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez track in Mexico is all set to host its first points-paying Cup Series race this weekend (June 15).

Denny Hamlin mentions his plans for retirement

Denny Hamlin won the FireKeepers 400 race at Michigan. This was his third win at this track. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver took the lead of the race on lap 197 of the total 200 laps. The 44-year-old driver has found some great form since turning 40, winning 12 races of his 57 race wins since turning 40.

Hamlin also shed light on his future after the race at Michigan, explaining his current form and performance.

"It feels good because I'm gonna hate it when I'm not at the level I'm at now. I certainly will retire very quickly after that. I'm not gonna hang around and do it just to do it. This is how I wanna spend my last season, still winning," Denny Hamlin said via NASCAR.

Hamlin also expressed his zeal to win more races in the future and be present in the top ten winners list of all time. He also said he would like to have more wins than the other drivers on the grid, like Joey Logano and Kyle Larson.

Hamlin finds himself in third place in the NASCAR standings and has already qualified for the playoffs courtesy of his three wins this season.