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NASCAR.COM - Denny Hamlin

Hamlin looks for momentum after Atlanta pole
Late qualifier Denny Hamlin was the only driver between Ryan Newman and a record eighth pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Track Smack: No one taking hold of role as favorite or 12th man
1. Three races to go until the Chase, and Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin are separated by 35 points for the 12th and final spot. Who gets in?
Hamlin's runner-up finish exposes work left to do
In the end, Michigan was a good weekend for Denny Hamlin. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver rallied from a 33rd-place starting position to finish second Sunday, moving up three positions in the standings and further solidifying his position in NASCAR's Chase field.

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Sunday, 04 May 2008 00:00
Suprise, Arizona- Kelley Ryan entered the night at Canyon Speedway Park with a spectacular heat race finish to set him up for an 8th place start in the main. As Kelley came down for the restart in the 2nd heat of the night, Kelley made his move to pass two cars coming down the front straight away. Kelley took 2nd position where he would finish the heat. The track went dry-slick for the main and Kelley immediately realized the potential for numerous driver errors as the night would go on. Kelley took off and made evasous actions as the accidents unfolded in front of him. After battling for 6th place with Anthony Platt, Kelley was froced to go off the track to avoid the wreck right in front of him with one lap to go. Kelley came back onto the track only to find that his 7th place spot would not be handed back to him and he would have to invert to the back of the field. With 1 lap to go Kelley still managed to pilot the #00 car to a solid 10th place finish. After the race Kelley said with a sigh of relief “I’m just glad we made it throught the race and finished a good top 10, alot of drivers were not expecting the track to go dry which resulted in alot of accidents, we’ll hope for a better track next time and go for a top 5 for sure”. Stay Tuned as the Team heads out to the legendary Manzanita Speedway May 30th!