Denny Hamlin was one of six drivers involved in a grinding Turn 1 accident that ended the first practice after little more than 20 minutes.
Hamlin, who two weeks ago tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee playing pickup basketball, had his No. 11 Toyota outside Mark Martin's No. 5 Chevrolet when Martin moved over, made contact with Hamlin's car and ignited the swirling melee. When the dust cleared Hamlin, Martin, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray and Clint Bowyer (testing the No. 29 Chevrolet for teammate Kevin Harvick, who was ill with the flu at home and planning to travel to Daytona Thursday evening) had to go to backup cars. -NASCAR.com |