Denny Hamlin News

Earnhardt Jr. wins at Richmond:

Earnhardt Jr. wins at Richmond:

May 6, 2006
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead with 43 laps to go and held on to win the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway, for his first win of 2006, 1st in 28 races [last year at Chicago in July] and 17th of his career. #11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd for his

Mears looking? 88?

Mears looking? 88?

May 6, 2006
Garage insiders say that Casey Mears is the frontrunner for the #88 Ford ride and that UPS would stay on as a sponsor at Yates if the company hires a young gun that could compete with the marketing image of Denny Hamlin and Fed Ex. It is speculated, however, that Mears

Richmond News and Notes:

Richmond News and Notes:

May 6, 2006
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2006 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway, scoring his 17th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 229th career start. Earnhardt’s last victory came at Chicagoland Speedway in July 2005, 28 races ago. • Four of Earnhardt’s 17 victories

Rumblings – Richmond:

Rumblings – Richmond:

May 6, 2006
Some questionable pit strategy by the dominant car (Kevin Harvick) led to a four car battle in the closing laps and Dale Earnhardt Jr emerged victorious tonight at Richmond International Raceway. He captured the Crown Royal 400 by a little over half a second over Denny

Rookie News and Notes:

Rookie News and Notes:

May 5, 2006
#11-J.J. Yeley was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 1 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Yeley finished 11th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time this season. He was also the top freshman driver in the Auto Club 500 at California

Hamlin Tripped Up After Lowe’s Testing UPDATE 2 is OK:

Hamlin Tripped Up After Lowe’s Testing UPDATE 2 is OK:

May 4, 2006
Frontstretch.com is reporting: Through two days of testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, there were several wrecks but no major injuries on the track. Off the track, it was a different story as teams packed up to head home Wednesday night. The #11 FedEx team with driver

Lowe’s Motor Speedway testing – over:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway testing – over:

May 3, 2006
so far today, #41-Reed Sorenson wrecked, backing into the wall hard and #12-Ryan Newman spun, but didn't hit anything. #9-Kasey Kahne received medical clearance Wednesday morning and is testing his #9 Dodge Dealers UAW-Dodge at Lowes Motor Speedway. "I feel great"

Testing at LMS – Day 1, spins. wrecks, some speeds SPEED page:

Testing at LMS – Day 1, spins. wrecks, some speeds SPEED page:

May 3, 2006
Nextel Cup Series teams are turning laps today at Lowes Motor Speedway testing the newly repaved surface. Several drivers have already had problems including Paul Menard who spun in turn four and flattened the right side of the #15 Menards Chevy. "Something broke in

Rookie News and Notes:

Rookie News and Notes:

April 28, 2006
Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 22 Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Bowyer finished fifth, his first top-five in nine career NEXTEL Cup Series starts. He led for the first time in his NEXTEL Cup Series career, holding

#07 Team Takes PIt Crew Honors at Phoenix:

#07 Team Takes PIt Crew Honors at Phoenix:

April 26, 2006
Clint Bowyer's pit crew captured the Checkers / Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge competition in Saturday night's race at Phoenix International Raceway, helping propel its rookie driver to a Nextel Cup career-high fifth-place finish. The program awards $10,500 per

Rumblings – Race Notes – Phoenix:

Rumblings – Race Notes – Phoenix:

April 22, 2006
It what turned out to be a "fuelish" event tonight at Phoenix International Raceway, Kevin Harvick passed Greg Biffle on lap 303 and led the final 10 circuits to capture the Subway Fresh 500....with probably only a little gas to spare. Harvick got the weekend sweep

Phoenix Qualifying Notes:

Phoenix Qualifying Notes:

April 20, 2006
• Kyle Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Subway Fresh 500, lapping Phoenix International Raceway in 26.917 seconds at 133.744 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 26.499 seconds, 135.854 mph - set Nov. 5, 2004. • This is Busch

Rookie News and Notes – Pre-Phoenix, Post Texas:

Rookie News and Notes – Pre-Phoenix, Post Texas:

April 19, 2006
Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 9 Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Hamlin finished fourth, his best finish in 14 career NEXTEL Cup Series starts. He led the race three times for 41 laps, and took top rookie honors for the

#11 Team Takes PIt Crew Honors at Texas:

#11 Team Takes PIt Crew Honors at Texas:

April 12, 2006
Denny Hamlin's pit crew became the fifth team of the season to secure the weekly Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge competition by spending the least amount of time on pit road in Sunday's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. "The #11 FedEx Racing

Richmond NEXTEL Cup Series Testing, April 11-13:

Richmond NEXTEL Cup Series Testing, April 11-13:

April 10, 2006
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will take their turn for three consecutive days of testing starting Tuesday, April 11. Below is the tentative schedule of when the drivers expect to test at Richmond International Raceway. Testing each day will run from 9:00am to