Hamlin, FedEx Racing Fight Back for Fifth at Bristol

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 18:40

Denny Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing team had the deck stacked against them on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway - starting from the back of the field and then suffering an early cut tire that forced them off the lead lap only 60 laps in. Despite the long odds, the team never stopped working and it paid off in an impressive fifth-place finish that keeps Hamlin in the thick of the Sprint Cup Series championship race.

The stats will likely never show the exact number of cars Hamlin passed over the course of 500 laps at the demanding .533-mile high-banked oval at Bristol, but it's no secret the Chesterfield (Va.) native would have liked the chance to pass a few more before taking the checkered flag in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota.

"It was definitely a good day for the FedEx Ground team," said Hamlin after the race. We had a good car. We just never got an opportunity to really start up there and start on the outside line with those guys. I think we got up to fifth and had a bad last pit stop that put us back to 11th or so and then we had to work our way slowly to the front from there. The race really wasn't long enough for us."

Hamlin, FedEx Racing Top-Ten Again at Michigan

Monday, 17 August 2009 21:02

After starting 16th and driving his way to the lead just before the 50-lap mark of Sunday's Carfax 400, Denny Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Office Toyota claimed a well-deserved tenth-place finish on Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. The result sees Hamlin hold on to fifth place in NASCAR Sprint Cup points, only nine points behind Carl Edwards in fourth place, as the Chase grows ever closer and the teams gear up for the always exciting Saturday night race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin Wins at Pocono!

After heavy rains delayed the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, it was heavy hearts that ultimately provided the motivation for Denny Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing team. The group put an extremely fast FedEx Express Camry on the racetrack Monday afternoon and then let dedication drive their efforts, leading a race-high 91 laps to claim a third win at the 2.5-mile track and put to rest a winless streak that had reached 50 races.

"We've come close in a lot of races this year and come up short so it feels great to get this win today," said Hamlin. "We definitely had some angels with us today. We did a great job on pit road. Those guys picked me up and