By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, Sept. 23, 2012). LOUDON, N.H. — Denny Hamlin called his shot — and gave the rest of the field a handicap before he fulfilled his own prophecy. After running out of fuel in the first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race last Sunday at Chicagoland, Hamlin promised via [...]
With four wins to his credit, Denny Hamlin leads the list of 12 drivers that have raced their way into the 2012 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kasey Kahne, by virtue of his two wins and eleventh place in the driver standings, took one of two wild card spots. 2012 Chase field points prior [...]
By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, Sept. 2, 2012). HAMPTON, Ga. — Denny Hamlin did himself a favor — and one for Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in the process. Outrunning Jeff Gordon on a two-lap dash to the finish in Sunday night’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hamlin scored his second straight [...]
By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, Aug. 25, 2012). BRISTOL, Tenn. — It wasn’t the old Bristol, but it was definitely a better Bristol. Denny Hamlin saved his best effort for the stretch run in Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and his persistence paid off with the No. 11 team’s third [...]
By Joe Menzer (NASCAR.com. July 18, 2012). LOUDON, N.H. — By the time he reached the New Hampshire Motor Speedway infield media center for his post-race winner’s news conference Sunday, Kasey Kahne’s legs were beginning to cramp. And hey, who could blame him? His week began with a 27-second triumph over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie [...]
By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, July 15, 2012). LOUDON, N.H. — Kasey Kahne spoiled Denny Hamlin’s heroic drive through the field and held on to win Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, all but securing a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his second victory [...]
By NASCAR Wire Service (May 28, 2012). CONCORD, N.C. — Kasey Kahne continued his emphatic turnaround Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, handily winning the Coca-Cola 600 for the third time. In his 300th Sprint Cup start, Kahne posted his first victory of the season, his first since joining Hendrick Motorsports and the 13th of [...]
Release by Hendrick Motorsports (May 4, 2012). CONCORD, N.C. – Through its Rockwell Tools brand, Positec Tool Corp., a global company that manufactures and markets power tools and lawn and garden equipment, will serve as primary sponsor of the No. 5 Chevrolet driven by Kasey Kahne for the May 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race [...]
By NASCAR Wire Service (NASCAR.COM, April 22, 2012). KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It was Denny Hamlin’s day in the sun. Taking advantage of changing conditions Sunday at Kansas Speedway, Denny Hamlin held off Martin Truex Jr. the final 30 laps to win the STP 400, his second victory of the season, his first at the [...]
By Holly Cain (Foxsports.com, Feb. 14, 2012). A note of apology hung on a sign inside the front door of the Kasey Kahne Racing complex here last month. The souvenir store was closed, it explained, still awaiting its 2012 inventory. The truckload of brand-new merchandise bearing the No. 5 Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet that Kahne will [...]
