11 Denny Hamlin
Nationwide Series - Joe Gibbs Racing | Camping World Series - Billy Ballew MotorsportsPOLES
1
WINS
4
RANK
5
POINTS
6335
BEHIND
-317
Denny Hamlin is competing in his fifth full season of Cup competition. He has made the Chase For The Sprint Cup in each of his previous four seasons with Joe Gibbs Racing, earning a top points finish of third in 2006.
Career Highlights
- Finished fifth in the points in first full-time season
- One of record three Raybestos rookies to earn $1 million in same season (2005)
- Nearly 50 victories in NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series before age 24
- Had one victory in 2008 in the spring race at Martinsville
Driver Details
- Ht: 72 Wt: 170
- Born: 11/11/1980
- Hometown: Chesterfield, Virginia
Related Links
| 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 36 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 6335 | 5,470,139 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2009 Joe Gibbs Racing's Hamlin made the Chase For The Sprint Cup for the fourth consecutive season. He won four times and earned 15 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes and finished fifth in the standings.
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2008 Made the Chase for the third consecutive season and finished eighth in the final series standings...Hamlin notched the fourth victory of his career and put together a stellar season with 12 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes.
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2007 Finished 12th in the series points, making the Chase For The Nextel Cup for the second straight season … Hamlin ranked in the top five in the drivers standings for 19 consecutive weeks before the Chase field was seeded based on wins when the 10-race segment began … He earned one win, 12 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes and more than $5.8 million.
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2006 Finished third in series points, making the Chase For The Nextel Cup field in his first full season of competition … Opened season with win in the non-points Budweiser Shootout pole-winner event … Earned two wins, both at Pocono Raceway, with eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes … Won three poles, earning him a spot in the 2007 Budweiser Shootout … Earned the 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award.
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2005 Finished 41st in series points. ... Made his Nextel Cup Series debut at Kansas, starting seventh and finishing 32nd. ... Competed in seven Nextel Cup races and registered top-10 finishes at Charlotte, Martinsville and Texas. ... Earned his first pole at Phoenix in November.
