Before climbing out of the car, Denny Hamlin took a moment to close his eyes and exhale. He had just completed his first full race in six weeks and on top of that, it was at Darlington, a tough track that hosts one of the Sprint Cup Series' longest races of the season.
And, oh yeah, he had...
Denny Hamlin will miss at least five races but won't require surgery after being evaluated on Tuesday after his last-lap crash on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway.
In the impact with the inside wall, Hamlin suffered a compression fracture of his L1 vertebra. Joe Gibbs Racing said in a statement...
Denny Hamlin took to Twitter Thursday night and said he will appeal the $25,000 fine that NASCAR levied against him for comments he made after Phoenix.
At Las Vegas for testing, an angry Hamlin said that he wasn't going to pay the fine, and elaborated further on Twitter.
The short of the...
Last week at Bristol, Denny Hamlin put himself in the picture to be at the top of the Sprint Cup Series points standings when the Chase begins. Sunday night at Atlanta, thanks to Jamie McMurray's right front tire and some quick work by his pit crew, Hamlin made sure that he will be at the top of...
Denny Hamlin, Chase points leader?
If you were to think of Denny Hamlin's 2012, it wouldn't be crazy if the first thing that came to mind was Hamlin's fiery escapades at Michigan at Watkins Glen, summer issues that resulted in 34th place finishes.
But that would be overlooking Hamlin's wins...
When things aren't going Denny Hamlin's way, he doesn't hide his feelings. He doesn't turn the air blue like Kurt Busch or Dale Earnhardt Jr., and he doesn't chill the temperature in the cockpit with I'm-going-to-fire-you-all sarcasm like Tony Stewart. But when the day turns south for Hamlin...