Denny Hamlin Wins 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville, Cuts Point Gap
Taking the lead with 29 laps to go, Denny Hamlin scored his seventh victory of the year – a career high – and his fourth at Martinsville.
Taking the lead with 29 laps to go, Denny Hamlin scored his seventh victory of the year – a career high – and his fourth at Martinsville.
It was Martinsville, so almost nobody goes home with a clean racecar, but Kurt Busch drove like the Kurt Busch of his truck days for a lap or so on Sunday.
After 47 cars made qualifying runs around the half-mile speedway, Denny Hamlin was the once celebrating with the Coors Light Pole Award, his second of the year.
I’ve mentioned the late Tommy Thompson and the Motor City 250 NASCAR Grand National event at the Detroit Fairgrounds in 1951 before in this column.
“The house of cards is finally falling for George Gillett’s Richard Petty Motorsports.” These words, written by FOX Sports’ Lee Spencer, are NASCAR’s big story.
To be on top of the game in today’s day and age, one must eat, sleep and breathe racing. That is exactly what this organization has in Chip Ganassi.
Clint Bowyer’s been there, done that. Back in 2007, the one-time Cinderella scored his first career win at NHMS. Yet, by Charlotte, the slipper had cracked.
One down, nine to go. For better or for worse, NASCAR’s 10-race playoff began with a better-than-expected start.
When Brian France introduced the Chase, it was meant to create more excitement in NASCAR. Excluding 2004, the playoff format has been a major bust.
If Tony Stewart loses the Chase by a deficit decided by Sunday’s race, it will be a tragic disaster, a blemish on the record of a possible three-time NASCAR champion.