#11-Denny Hamlin still is struggling to get back to his old self after surgery Nov. 30 to repair his right ACL, which he injured playing basketball the week before the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He says he is able to get in and out of a car and will be ready for the Daytona 500 when the Cup season kicks off Feb. 21. ‘I wish it was a little bit better. ‘¦ I definitely can get in the car and do what I need to do right now, but I think the challenge of getting in the car was the toughest part. Once I get my range of motion back, it’ll be fine,’ Hamlin said. ‘I am about 50 percent, but nothing that would keep me out of the race car. I’m not where I want or should be right now, but I’m getting there. I went on vacation, that sort of set me back a little bit.’(USA Today)
