Denny Hamlin News

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Indy race 20 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Indy race 20 of 36]:

July 27, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 3004 [7 wins] 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2751 -253 [1 win] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 2733 -271 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2689 -315 [2 wins] 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2684 -320 [3 wins][would be 2nd w/out 100pts penalty] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2539 -465 7) #16-Greg

Race Fast Facts – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Race Fast Facts – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

July 27, 2008
Jimmie Johnson won the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, his 35th victory in 239 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2008 This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Fans Vote Bobby Labonte, Rex White Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

Fans Vote Bobby Labonte, Rex White Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

July 25, 2008
The votes are in for the 2008 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees. Bobby Labonte won by the closest margin in history for active driver, while Rex White won the inactive driver category by a landslide. Labonte and White will be enshrined to the Walk of Fame on Saturday

Chase Notes:

Chase Notes:

July 16, 2008
#11-Denny Hamlin's early race problems doomed him to a 40th place finish at Chicagoland, dropping him five positions and 70 points closer to being out of the Top 12. Clint Bowyer and the #07 team never seemed to get a handle on the race track and his 22nd dropped him

Racing Resources Says…

Racing Resources Says…

July 14, 2008
* Kyle Busch won the Dollar General 300 powered by Coca Cola at Chicagoland Speedway. Busch scored his 16th series victory in his 127th career start. He scored his fifth win in 19 starts in 2008. Busch led 101 of the 200 laps in the race. He led the most laps for the

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Chicago race 19 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Chicago race 19 of 36]:

July 12, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2881 [7 wins] 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2622 -259 [1 win] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 2593 -288 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 2509 -372 [3 wins][would be 3rd w/out 100pts penalty] 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2494 -387 [1 win] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2384 -497 7) #16-Greg

Racing Resources Says…

Racing Resources Says…

July 7, 2008
Denny Hamlin won the Winn Dixie 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. He scored his eighth career victory in his 103rd series race. Hamlin's last win came at Dover in May. He has finished first or second in his last five Nationwide starts. Hamlin

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July 7, 2008
* Kyle Busch won the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. Busch started ninth in the race. He scored his 10th-career series victory in 132 races. He remained first in the standings with an unofficial points lead of 182 points over second

100 Wins for Joe Gibbs Racing:

100 Wins for Joe Gibbs Racing:

July 7, 2008
Denny Hamlin's win in Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway accounted for more than just his eighth career Nationwide Series victory and his third of the season. It marked Joe Gibbs Racing's (JGR) 100th professional NASCAR victory.(

100 Wins for Joe Gibbs Racing:

100 Wins for Joe Gibbs Racing:

July 5, 2008
Denny Hamlin's win in Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway accounted for more than just his eighth career Nationwide Series victory and his third of the season. It marked Joe Gibbs Racing's (JGR) 100th professional NASCAR victory.(

Daytona Rookie Notes:

Daytona Rookie Notes:

July 3, 2008
#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 29 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Smith scored a 27th-place finish and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the sixth time in 2008. #10-Patrick Carpentier won his

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July 1, 2008
...Tony Stewart won the Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, scoring his seventh career victory in his 84th Nationwide Series race. Stewart's previous series victory came at Darlington in May. Stewart has won his past three series

Free Coke Zero for fans if a Coke Driver wins at Daytona:

Free Coke Zero for fans if a Coke Driver wins at Daytona:

July 1, 2008
For members of the Coca-Cola Racing Family, each victory in a Sprint Cup Series race is traditionally followed by a thirst-quenching chug of an ice cold Coke Zero in the winner's circle. This weekend, 13 of the sport's top drivers will attempt to give fans around the

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 17 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 17 of 36]:

June 29, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2496 [5 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 2432 -64 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2352 -144 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 2262 -234 [3 wins] 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2220 -276 [1 win] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2171 -325 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 2150 -346 [1 win] 8) #16-

Carpentier on pole at New Hampshire:

Carpentier on pole at New Hampshire:

June 27, 2008
#10-Patrick Carpentier won the Coor's Light Pole for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a speed of 129.776mph for his first career pole in 17 races. Carpentier is the first rookie to win a pole since Denny Hamlin captured the top starting