Denny Hamlin finally gained ground in the NASCAR Cup Series championship fight, but it didn’t feel like it after Sunday’s race at Phoenix Raceway.

Continued pit road miscues put Denny Hamlin where he didn't want to be Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. And when the going got tough on a restart, Hamlin ended up wrecked with multiple others.First penalized for speeding and later for an uncontrolled tire, Hamlin was still making up ground when...