Michigan Notes-n-Nuggets:

• Denny Hamlin earns his 17th victory in his 202nd race.
• Denny Hamlin moved into tie for 44th on NASCAR’s all-time win list with Kevin Harvick, Marvin Panch and Curtis Turner.
• Denny Hamlin becomes the 10th different race winner in 15 races in 2011.
• Denny Hamlin ears his second victory in 11 races at Michigan; he won this race one year ago.
• Denny Hamlin finished first or second in the past three Michigan races.
• Denny Hamlin earns his fifth consecutive top-10 finish at Michigan.
• The past four Michigan races were won from a top-10 starting position.
• Two drivers in the top-10 scored their best finishes in 2011:Denny Hamlin (first) and Paul Menard (fourth); for Menard, this marked his second-best finish.
• Landon Cassill (12th) scored his career-best finish; his previous best was 24th.
• Matt Kenseth (second) scored his third consecutive top-10 finish, extending a streak that began at Kansas.
• Kyle Busch (third) scored his first top-10 in his past five Michigan races; he finished third at Pocono one week ago.
• Paul Menard (fourth) posted his best finish and first top-10 in 10 Michigan races.
• Carl Edwards (fifth) finished 12th or better in the past nine Michigan races, the longest current streak.
• Carl Edwards scored 11 top-10 finishes in 15 races in 2011, the most of all drivers.(NASCAR.com/Racing Recall)(6-20-2011)