#00-David Reutimann said Wednesday he was not ready to forgive #11-Denny Hamlin for the accident at Pocono Raceway that essentially ended his championship hopes. That, apparently was news to Hamlin. “I was surprised,” Hamlin said Friday at Watkins Glen International. “We actually talked that night and he seemed fine. He didn’t say that he was angry or anything. I’ve been in that situation before where you’re battling for a Chase spot. It’s not always about one race. There’s a lot of races that lead up to it. I’m apologetic about it for sure. It’s something that I didn’t mean to do, but you can’t put the blame all on me if he doesn’t make the Chase.”(ESPN/AP)(8-8-2009)
