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Denny Hamlin
Brief Bio
By Gregg Leary
Category:NASCAR -> Sprint Cup
DOB: 11-11-80 (27)
Hometown: Chesterfield, VA
Hobbies: On-line Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
#11 FedEx Chevrolet
Crew Chief: Mike Ford
First Cup Start: 10-9-05 (Kansas) (S7 F32)
First Cup Pole: 11-13-05 (Phoenix-6th Start)
First Cup Win: 6-11-06 (Pocono S1 F1) (21st Cup Start)
First NCTS Start 8-6-04 IRP (S7 F10)
First Busch Start: 11-13-04 Darlington (S27 F8)
First Busch Pole: 4-8-06 Texas (7 Busch Poles this year)
First Busch Win: 3-5-06 Mexico City (S2 F1) (39th Busch Start)
Product of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Running it since 1996
Nearly 50 Wins from 2002-04
2003 Southern National Speedway Track Champion 25 Wins, 30 Poles
2002 10 Wins, 15 Poles at Southampton (VA) Motor Speedway
Rookie of the Year at Southside VA Speedway in Late Model Stocks
1997: Mini Stock ROY at Southside and Langley
Youngest driver to win Mini Stock Championship at Langley (Age 16)
5 Championships and 127 Kart Feature Wins
Started racing Junior Sportsman at Age 7 (Won first race he entered)
Denny and Carl Edwards both won at Pocono having only driven the track on video
Denny says, “It’s a great tool for getting a look at tracks you haven’t run before.”
Denny has a quote in the November 2006 “NASCAR Illustrated” that could be fun…
“She is wide open on the highway. She is on the gas or on the brake constantly. It almost makes me seasick she drives so fast sometimes.”…talking about his Mom….
On “The Late Show with David Letterman” before the Chase started, he was #5 on the Top Ten List…”You’re looking at a guy who can drive 500 miles without taking a leak.”