Roger Penske said Wednesday that Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have exchanged text messages since their final-lap crash at Fontana last weekend that left Hamlin hospitalized with a fractured vertebra. Penske said hes also sent text messages to Hamlin, who is expected to miss at least six weeks. Penske and Logano, one of his drivers, were playing in the pro-am leading up to his weeks PGA Houston Open. Logano twice turned down interview requests. ‘Ive texted back and forth with him and said that were thinking about him’ Penske said. ‘Obviously, were hoping for a speedy recovery. Its never good to have a driver out for a period of time.” He didnt know what Logano and Hamlin said to one another in their text messages. NASCAR returns to action April 7 at Martinsville Speedway, and Penske said its time for everyone to ‘settle down.”( Associated Press )
