Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Despite Poor Finish, Keep Rolling With Denny Hamlin
Last Sunday’s race at Martinsville didn’t go the way fantasy owners thought it would for Denny Hamlin, but it wasn’t because he didn’t have a good car.
Last Sunday’s race at Martinsville didn’t go the way fantasy owners thought it would for Denny Hamlin, but it wasn’t because he didn’t have a good car.
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This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 in Martinsville, Va.
Kevin Harvick was able to move under Dale Earnhardt Jr. with four laps to go to score his second straight win and become the first repeat winner of 2011.
Yet in this world, looks can be deceiving, as the seemingly upward momentum in NASCAR has tailed off as of late.
Denny Hamlin has won three consecutive races around the tight half-mile oval.
What’s the difference that’s made Denny Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing team crumble in just a few short months?
Putting aside his tendency to be a slow starter, more worrying for Denny Hamlin – and, indeed, all three Joe Gibbs drivers – is repeated issues with engines.
If the drivers are only going to actually race for the final 10 to 20 laps anyway, maybe Fontana should try a 200-mile race distance next year?
FACT: Kevin Harvick has established himself as Jimmie Johnson’s biggest threat to win the Sprint Cup.