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Team: Joe Gibbs Racing-11
Age / DOB:  (32) / 11/18/1980
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 170

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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was evaluated today by Dr. Jerry Petty of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates after suffering an L1 Compression Fracture during an accident on the final lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.
Dr. Petty determined that Hamlin will not require surgery, but will need time to properly heal, which is estimated around six weeks time. Dr. Petty will make the determination when Hamlin will be able to return to racing this season. No decision has been made on a replacement driver for Hamlin during his absence from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Mar 27 - 9:56 AM
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin suffered a L1 Compression Fracture following an accident on the final lap of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

Hamlin hopes to be released today to fly to his home in North Carolina where he will be evaluated by Dr. Jerry Petty of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates later this week.-Joe Gibbs Racing
Mar 25 - 7:14 PM
Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 17th Annual Auto Club 400 with a lap of 38.410 seconds, 187.451 mph.

This is the No. 11 Toyota drivers' 13th pole in 264 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. It is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2013. This is Hamlin's third pole in 13 races at Auto Club Speedway. Hamlin won the pole for last year's Auto Club Speedway event.
Mar 22 - 8:43 PM
Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

Denny Hamlin led the most laps of the Sprint Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The No. 11 Toyota driver won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (117 of 500). He started third and finished 23rd. He is currently sixth in the 2013 Sprint Cup point standings.
Mar 17 - 7:36 PM
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Denny Hamlin has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in Happy Hour practice for the Sprint Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

His average speed of 123.482 mph in the No. 11 Toyota Camry was best of the 35 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this final practice session. No. 18 Kyle Busch, No. 31 Jeff Burton, No. 2 Brad Keselowski and No. 5 Kasey Kahne were the rest of the top five on this list.
Mar 16 - 2:01 PM
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Denny Hamlin is fourth in the standings with 102 points; 27 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

In the Kobalt Tools 400, Hamlin led three laps after deciding not to pit during a late caution when most of the leaders went in. It was a risky strategy, and Hamlin was quickly passed on the restart and eventually had to pit under green-flag conditions. To exacerbate matters, he was flagged for speeding on pit road. Still, the No. 11 car seemed pleased with his 15th-place finish. This week: In 14 starts at Bristol, he has one win, four top fives and seven top 10s. For point-paying races in the past eight years at Bristol, he ranks 15th out of 47 drivers with an average place of 16.0.-NASCAR.com
Mar 11 - 3:57 PM
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NASCAR has fined driver Denny Hamlin $25,000 for comments he made following the March 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.

NASCAR issued the following statement regarding the penalty:"Following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event last Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, Denny Hamlin made some disparaging remarks about the on-track racing that had taken place that afternoon. While NASCAR gives its competitors ample leeway in voicing their opinions when it comes to a wide range of aspects about the sport, the sanctioning body will not tolerate publicly made comments by its drivers that denigrate the racing product."-NASCAR IMC
Mar 7 - 3:35 PM
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Denny Hamlin won the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award at Phoenix International Raceway.

The award is given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. He earned the award for his third place finish in the Sprint Cup Subway Fresh Fit 500(k) at Phoenix International Raceway. The driver of the No. 11 Toyota moved up nine spots to fourth in the 2013 Sprint Cup point standings.
Mar 3 - 7:35 PM
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Denny Hamlin is guaranteed a starting position in the Daytona 500 at least by car owners points.

Besides the front row starting positions being set today (Danica Patrick on pole and Jeff Gordon starting second), Hamlin will make the Daytona 500. Regardless of where he finishes in the two qualifying races on Thursday, Feb. 21st, his No. 11 Toyota team was one of the top six in owners points at the end of 2012. Positions 37-42 are open to 'provisional starts' from those teams.
Feb 17 - 7:49 PM
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Denny Hamlin led the first Happy Hour practice for the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway.

His lap of 196.053 mph in the No. 11 Toyota was the quickest of the 12 cars out on the track for this session. No. 22 Joey Logano, No. 16 Greg Biffle, No. 29 Kevin Harvick and No. 43 Aric Almirola were the rest of the top 5 on the speed chart. Jimmie Johnson (No. 48) was the slowest. Hamlin also had the best 10 lap average speed (194.500 mph) of the five cars that ran at least 10 consecutive laps in this final Sprint Unlimited practice.
Feb 15 - 7:54 PM
Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

The 2013 season will mark Denny Hamlin’s fourth year competing for Sport Clips.

Hamlin won at Atlanta Motor Speedway last season driving the No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota. He will drive the No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota in two Sprint Cup Series races this season beginning with the May 11th race at Darlington Raceway followed by the September 1st race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Source: Joe Gibbs Racing
Feb 13 - 2:32 PM
Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

Denny Hamlin led the Thursday afternoon session of the Daytona Preseason Thunder tests.

His speed of 195.712 mph in the No. 11 Toyota was the best of the 34 cars out on the track running in this session. No. 20 Matt Kenseth, No. 18 Kyle Busch, No. 55 Mark Martin and No. 31 Jeff Burton were the rest of the top five in this group. No. 47 Bobby Labonte was the slowest.
Jan 10 - 10:14 PM
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Denny Hamlin won the Mobil 1 Award at the 2012 National Motorsports Press Association's Myers Brothers Awards luncheon.

During Thursday’s traditional NASCAR/NMPA Myers Brothers Award luncheon at the Encore in Las Vegas, Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Toyota, was named the 2012 Mobil 1 Driver of the Year.
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 11:39:00 AM
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Denny Hamlin (DIRECTV Channel 796) will make his eighth NSCS start at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Has one win (November 2009) and four top-10 finishes in seven starts at Homestead. The 32-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has 22 wins and 128 top-10 finishes in 257 NSCS starts. 2012 marks Hamlin’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of second in 2010. Started third and finished second last week at Phoenix. Ranks fifth in NSCS points with five wins and 17 top-10 finishes.-True Speed Communication
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 05:44:00 PM
Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

Denny Hamlin (DIRECTV Channel 796) will make his 15th NSCS start at Texas Motor Speedway.

Has two wins (April and November 2010) and eight top-10 finishes in 14 starts at Texas. The 31-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has 22 wins and 127 top-10 finishes in 256 NSCS starts. 2012 marks Hamlin’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of second in 2010. Started fifth and finished 33rd last week at Martinsville. Ranks fifth in NSCS points with five wins and 16 top-10 finishes.-True Speed Communication
Thu, Nov 1, 2012 11:16:00 PM