Denny Hamlin slammed head-on into the wall at over 60 mph at Watkins Glen on Monday. He walked away, and looked no worse for wear.It appeared that his throttle got stuck wide open. His back wheels were spinning ferociously while his front wheels were smoking and locked in place. This left Hamlin with nothing to do but ride out this dangerous malfunction in and out of the treacherous turn one. The crash ended Hamlin's day with just over 20 laps to go.Turn one at Watkins has claimed its share of victims over the years. This crash was eerily similar to Jimmie Johnson. That crash came when JJ was still relatively unknown, and participating in the Busch Series race.Johnson lost his brakes entering turn one and he exited the turn and the track i...

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Denny Hamlin slammed head-on into the wall at over 60 mph at Watkins Glen on Monday. He walked away, and looked no worse for wear.It appeared that his throttle got stuck wide open. His back wheels were spinning ferociously while his front wheels were smoking and locked in place. This left Hamlin with nothing to do but ride out this dangerous malfunction in and out of the treacherous turn one. The crash ended Hamlin's day with just over 20 laps to go.Turn one at Watkins has claimed its share of victims over the years. This crash was eerily similar to Jimmie Johnson. That crash came when JJ was still relatively unknown, and participating in the Busch Series race.Johnson lost his brakes entering turn one and he exited the turn and the track i...

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