Denny Hamlin’s Back Injury Makes Chase Dreams Difficult

Denny Hamlin came into the 2013 season as one of the favorites to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Although his path to the championship became more difficult last week, he still has a chance to win his first championship.Last week at Auto Club Speedway, Hamlin was racing Joey Logano for the win. The two have been feuding for weeks, and the situation did not improve after they crashed each other on the final lap.Hamlin hit the wall and suffered a fracture to his vertebrae. He will be out of the race car for six weeks as a result of his injury.Mark Martin has been named the driver of the No. 11 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing while Hamlin recovers from his injury. Martin will drive the car and earn points for the No. 11 team in the ...

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