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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Denny Hamlin reiterated Thursday that he made a mistake on the final lap Sunday and did not let Tony Stewart win the Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.Stewart led going into the final lap, and Hamlin passed him when Stewart made a mistake in Turn 7. As they raced to the final turn (Turn 11), Hamlin had a lead of about three car lengths but overshot the corner, swinging wide and opening the door for Stewart to pass him on the inside.The two banged doors, but Stewart easily made the pass and won, snapping an 84-race winless streak and all but securing a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup in his final season. It was a storybook ending, and some fans vented on social media that it was too storybook and that Hamlin did Stewart a solid.I didnt let Tony win, Hamlin said Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. I made a mistake. I didnt execute very good. ... He had an opportunity, he took it. If Im in his situation, Id probably do it the same. My biggest mistake, I feel like, is not recognizing the gap that I had behind me.I dont know whether Tony would have got there or not. I felt that it would have been very close if he really wanted to carry the car down there whether he still would have gotten to me or not. But I still needed to execute to make him make that decision. Instead, I kind of made the decision for him.Hamlin said the fact he had not won a road-course race probably impacted his ability to close out the win.In my defense - which I still should not make mistakes - is Ive never been in that position before, Hamlin said. Ive not been that competitive on road courses. I didnt know the proper defensive move going into the last corner.Id love to have that situation back again. But I really just didnt know the proper move. I thought I had two car-lengths. Looking back at the video, I probably had three and that is kind of the point you can just run your own corner and maybe be OK. 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There are few more friendly away trips than the 10-minute walk in the park awaiting Greater Western Sydney in week one of the AFL finals.Sydney negotiated an early exit from their ANZ Stadium deal earlier this year, allowing the club to play all of its 2016 home games at the SCG.But that agreement didnt cover finals, which are hosted by the league.The AFL-brokered agreement last week dictated the Swans could play their finals at the SCG with the exception of a potential derby final.It means ANZ Stadium is where the two sides will meet on Saturday week, even though Sydney won the minor premiership.The ground is a 10-minute stroll from the Giants training base at Sydney Olympic Park and also their home deck Spotless Stadium.Its only across the road from Spotless so its not too far for us ... hopefully they (GWS and Sydney fans) pack it out, GWSs Devon Smith beamed.We havent played there for a while and a few of our boys would never have played there.I dont think Sydney have played a game there this year.It probably brinngs things back to level pegging.ddddddddddddThe Giants beat Sydney at Spotless Stadium in round 12 this year by 42 points, while the Swans recorded a 25-point win over GWS at the SCG in round three.Smith was full of respect for the Swans, who topped the ladder after a stellar campaign that featured only five losses.Theyve been in great form and theyre a great team, he said.One of their strengths is their contested footy. 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