Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin
James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 11 Toyota Camry full-time in the Sprint Cup Series and the No. 18 Camry part-time in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth18 November 1980
CityTampa, FL
picked second
That was pretty good, we picked up three-quarters of a second from practice.
again dave great perfect pole practice rogers second straight yesterday
We had a great run. I was kind of disappointed after practice yesterday but (crew chief) Dave Rogers made the perfect adjustments again and got us on the pole for the second straight week.
figured gain guys help hopefully main respect
That was my main goal. I figured I wouldn't have any help at all and all I wanted to do was gain respect from those guys for the 500. Hopefully we did that.
courses flat love road three tracks
This track, I love it. I like short-track racing, road courses and flat tracks and this is a combination of all three of those.
careers guy want
As far as a career legacy, I just want to be known as the guy everyone had to watch for, constantly.
eye knowing swagger
It's an amazing confidence boost when you have that swagger of knowing when you pull on the racetrack, all eyes are on you because they know you're the best.
race car focus
I can spend the hour before the race cracking up with all my friends and joking around, but as soon as I get around that race car, I completely change. The focus changes. The competitive juices get flowing.
two track needs
We need to capitalize on the tracks we're really, really good at. At Richmond and Martinsville, our performance and results have not been very good, even though I consider them to be among my two best racetracks.
sports running racing
I feel like I'm the most competitive driver in the motorhome lot. No matter what it is - whether we're racing, playing another sport or deciding who can run to that sign and back faster - I feel like I'm the most competitive person alive.
guy championship type
Definitely the road to the championship gets much easier when those type of guys are eliminated early.
sports heart cutting
The Showdown is a great way to bring attention to these historic Virginia tracks where many NASCAR drivers cut their teeth in stock car racing, including myself. Tracks like South Boston and Langley are the heart of the sport and draw a great crowd to our Showdown events.
years race track
There's no other place I'd rather have it than here in Mexico. It's a race track that I was looking forward to going to from the time we were here last year. This track just fits my driving style perfectly.
goal want achieve
It makes me very hard on myself when I don't achieve the goals I want to achieve. But I feel like that's what makes me as good as I am - I push myself to be better, constantly.
believe home years
I can't believe it. Two years ago I was here as a visitor of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and he invited me to come and stay in his motor home. That's the only other time I've been to victory lane.