Ironically, given the disaster that befell Denny Hamlin at the end of the 2010 season at Phoenix, he’ll probably be pleased to exit the high banks of Daytona.
Once NASCAR issued a rule change limiting the grill opening size last Sunday in Daytona, teams went to work searching for ways to maximize the smaller opening.
Following Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR made a series of changes to reduce the horsepower in an effort to break up the two-car breakaway.
After nearly three months of hibernation, the green flag drops on NASCAR’s 2011 points championship this week.
Call it making a mountain out of a molehill, but two mistakes have already cost Denny Hamlin a shot at a win and nearly destroyed a Daytona 500 racecar.
If NASCAR folks didn’t know that speeds with the new cars and surface were going to be north of 200 mph at Daytona, they must have been partying with JC France.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.
For the first time in a long time, I’m looking forward to a restrictor-plate race. The Daytona 500 is looking like one exciting event.
Did You Notice? There’s a reason why people think that entering this season, Denny Hamlin’s experiencing a 2011 hangover?
The last three years, the closest challenger to Jimmie Johnson has experienced a hangover the following year. Should we expect any different from Denny Hamlin?