BROOKLYN, Mich. — From the back to the front, Denny Hamlin did it again Sunday in winning the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. It was the second time in as many weeks that Hamlin overcame an early setback that dropped him from pole to the rear of the field to earn the victory.Last week, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was penalized for jumping the initial start that required he rally back. This week, unapproved adjustments made to Hamlin’s car Saturday forced him to vacate the preferred starting position. And yet the result remained the same.Sunday’s triumph came by way of Hamlin executing a daring three-wide pass of Spire Motorsports teammates Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar to take the lead with 38 laps remaining. Not only was it a lead Hamlin wouldn’t relinquish, but he was also never challenged. He won by a whopping 11.11 seconds over second-place Erik Jones. Bubba Wallace finished third, with Kyle Larson and Hocevar completing the top five.The win marked the 63rd of Hamlin’s career, moving him into a tie with the late Kyle Busch for ninth on NASCAR’s career wins list. Hamlin and Busch were teammates at JGR for 15 years, and Hamlin surpassing Busch comes less than two weeks after Busch shockingly died at age 41.Paying tribute to his late friend, Hamlin held a flag out the window during his victory lap bearing Busch’s car numbers — the No. 18 Busch carried at JGR and the No. 8 he had at Richard Childress Racing. After Hamlin got out of his car, he then performed Busch’s signature victory bow.“Great job, guys. Great car.” Hamlin said over the radio. “Unbelievable. We love you, KB.”Hamlin joins NASCAR’s 50-50 ClubHamlin joined an exclusive club Saturday by winning his 50th career pole position, becoming just the seventh driver in NASCAR history to have at least 50 poles and 50 career Cup Series wins.The others are a who’s who of NASCAR legends: Richard Petty, David Pearson, Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough.“Those are legends. And then there’s me,” Hamlin said.But Hamlin had to start at the rear of the field after he had a flat tire in practice and damaged the underbody of his car, requiring the team to make a change — known as an unapproved adjustment in NASCAR’s eyes — and give up the No. 1 starting spot (though he retained it for official records).– Jeff GluckBig crash collects several contendersTyler Reddick had one of the fastest cars Sunday, but the series points leader didn’t see the finish after being collected in a pileup that also ensnared several contenders. The wreck occurred on a Lap 83 restart that saw the leaders stacked up just after the green flag, causing several of them to spin with the field bearing down.