Denny Hamlin News

RACE INFO: Event: Toyota/Save Mart 350 Date/Time: June 23/3 p.m. ET 2012 winner: Clint Bowyer 2012 polesitter: Marcos Ambrose Distance: 110 laps/218.9 miles Track Length: 1.99 miles Turns: 12 Track Shape: Road Course EXPRESS NOTES: Michigan Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 30th in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International ... (more)

Lap 29 - Kurt Busch crashes. Whoa ... a potential winner out. Said it broke loose in Turn 2. He was running fourth.

Last year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. went on to break a winless record at this two mile track, but will Jr. Nation see a repeat performance this year? There are also several other drivers still desperately in need of a win as the Chase starts getting closer.

11 Toyota has changed its paint scheme for Sunday's race at Michigan to the one that was used when Jason Leffler drove the car in 2005.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first points race with Hendrick Motorsports at the two-mile track in June 2008.

The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series who had the nickname "LefTurn" above the driver's side window on his race cars, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said.

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.

Brad Keselowski fancies himself as a big-time shoe collector. A shoe-aholic if you will.

EXPRESS NOTES: Pocono Recap: Denny Hamlin started 17th in last Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway and appeared headed for a top five finish, but handling issues late in the race left him with an eighth-place result in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry.

Mike Calinoff Management in conjunction with 140 BUZZ is pleased to welcome Kaz Grala to our growing driver roster.

"I remember going to his house and I never understood why he had to take so much medicine every single day.

Hamlin's grind toward a Chase for the Sprint Cup championship wild-card berth continued with an eighth-place finish Sunday at Pocono.

Countdown to Green presented by Kelley Blue Book Adam Alexander , Kyle Petty , Wally Dallenbach and Larry McReynolds Dallenbach on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: "I still think Denny [Hamlin] can get in this thing [the Chase]."

LONG POND, Pa.-Denny Hamlin knows he needs a monumental comeback to get into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but he doesn't feel he can risk an engine failure by asking Toyota to keep the horsepower in his engines the same.

Turner Sports has confirmed its on-air talent and starting times for the six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races it'll televise this summer.

For the first time in Denny Hamlin's career, is he in real danger of missing the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup? After a flat tire in Sunday's FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway caused an accident that left him with a 34th-place finish, Hamlin is hoping to rebound this Sunday in the Party in the Poconos 400 at ... (more)

With 87 career victories - third all-time - Gordon has won more races than any active driver.

Schedule: Friday, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, practice ; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. .

How much does a win help? Tony Stewart, out of the top 20 a week ago, is now the wild-card leader thanks to his victory last week.