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Hamlin Out Wits Chevy Teams to Win at Martinsville

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by Steve Wronkowicz

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March 31, 2008 11:00 pm CDT No Comments

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Denny Hamlin took his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory lane at the Virginia short track.

Untitled PostHamlin held off a late race charge by Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton to log his first win of the 2008 Sprint Cup season. This was a race that was dominated, for the most part, by Hendrick Motorsports drivers, who led 371 laps on NASCAR’s shortest track. Hamlin felt like this weeks win was vindication for not winning earlier in the year at Atlanta. A power steering failure derailed his bid for a win on that occasion:

“It’s just been so close so many times and to finally break through here, it definitely means a lot. It feels like maybe the monkey is off our back.”

While Hamlin obviously was happy with his win, Hendricks four drivers had to be scratching their collective heads about not being able to close the deal on a win after dominating the race early on. Dale Earnhardt Jr. looked like the car to beat early on as he led the most laps and looked unbeatable at times.

Meanwhile; on track stories took a back seat to the off track bickering of team owners over misplaced parts.

Which sets up this week’s BUZZ ON PIT ROW:

A week after it all started where are we on the Swaybar-Gate issue?

Let us know how you feel about the parties involved. Whether you feel this is a real story or not, we want your opinions on the whole affair.

photo credit: Icon Sports Media, Inc.

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