Turner’s Take: Denny Hamlin Ready to Join Jimmie Johnson in the Record Books?
After Denny Hamlin’s win in Monday’s rescheduled race at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson no longer owns exclusive rights to the title, “Mr. Martinsville.”
After Denny Hamlin’s win in Monday’s rescheduled race at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson no longer owns exclusive rights to the title, “Mr. Martinsville.”
This past week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was estimated by Forbes magazine to be the top-earning driver in the sport, raking in some $30 million a year.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
As the caution came out with just nine laps to go, many figured Denny Hamlin was on his way to another victory at Martinsville.
He had a bum knee and a lot of track position to make up, but somehow Denny Hamlin pulled off the win in his home state of Virginia.
With all due respect to the incomparable Smokey Robinson, one of those things that’s sadder than the Tears of a Clown is rain at a racetrack.
Casey Mears was selected Saturday to sub for Denny Hamlin while he recovers from ACL surgery. It’s a deal Mears knows could relaunch a fledgling Cup career.
Give me Mark Martin, who is in the same equipment and has a pair of top 10s in his two Martinsville races with Hendrick at 15/1 odds.
Let me go on the record as saying that if anyone not named Jimmie Johnson wins the championship this season, it’ll be Kurt Busch.
As the pre-race activities wrapped up, it became clear Sunday’s race at Bristol was not going to be a sell-out, ending a 55-race streak.