Denny Hamlin News

#1 Chevy deemed too low:

#1 Chevy deemed too low:

November 9, 2009
The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix International Raceway:

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix International Raceway:

November 8, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, his 47th victory in 290 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his seventh victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

November 8, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 38th, wrecked lap 3 2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 37th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, WON 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 8th 8) #39-Ryan Newman

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

November 8, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6297, finished 38th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6224, -73, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6185, -112, 13th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6126, -171, WON 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

November 8, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Texas, race 34 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart (X), 4895 2) #24-Jeff Gordon (X), 4802, -93 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson (X), 4801, -94 4) #5-Mark Martin (X), 4475, -420 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (X), 4446

Race Fast Facts – Texas Motor Speedway:

Race Fast Facts – Texas Motor Speedway:

November 8, 2009
#2-Kurt Busch won the Dickies 500, his 20th victory in 326 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2009. His last win came on March 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 14 races

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

November 7, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, was 1st fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 29th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 14th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 20th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #39-Ryan Newman

Some Chassis selections for Texas:

Some Chassis selections for Texas:

November 6, 2009
compiled from some pre-Texas press releases, some chassis selections and history: #00-David Reutimann will run chassis #625 this week. This Aaron's Dream Machine has seen action in three races with a best finish of 4th at Las Vegas. #07-Casey Mears will pilot Chassis

Chase Notes / Facts:

Chase Notes / Facts:

November 5, 2009
Chad Knaus pitted #48-Jimmie Johnson at the right time and stole a sixth place at Talladega, putting tons of daylight between the #48 and the nearest contenders. Texas doesn't look promising for his challengers as Johnson has four podium finishes [1st, 2nd, 3rd] in

Notes/Facts after Talladega Superspeedway:

Notes/Facts after Talladega Superspeedway:

November 2, 2009
# Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. This marked McMurray's first win in 15 races at Talladega. # McMurray became the 14th different race winner in 2009. # This was the first victory by a Ford since Matt Kenseth won at California in February

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Talladega Superspeedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Talladega Superspeedway:

November 1, 2009
(in points order at start of the race) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, finished 6th 2) #5-Mark Martin, 28th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 20th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 35th 5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 19th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 30th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 36th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 9) #11-Denny

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Talladega, Chase race 7 of 10; Season race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Talladega, Chase race 7 of 10; Season race 33 of 36]:

November 1, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6248, finished 8th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6064, -184 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6056, -192 4) #42-Juan Montoya, 6009, -239 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 5969, -279 6) #2-Kurt

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

November 1, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Talladega, race 33 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4752 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4745, -7 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4673, -72 4) #5-Mark Martin, 4315, -430 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4271, -474 6) #42-Juan

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour at Talladega Superspeedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour at Talladega Superspeedway:

October 30, 2009
(in current points order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 16th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 12th 5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, did not practice 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 18th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 10th 9) #11-Denny Hamlin

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in the first Friday practice at Talladega Superspeedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in the first Friday practice at Talladega Superspeedway:

October 30, 2009
(in current points order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 13th fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 26th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 16th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 25th 5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 36th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 20th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 19th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 17th 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd