Denny Hamlin Injury: Updates on NASCAR Star Following Auto Club 400 Crash

Sunday afternoon during the 2013 Auto Club 400, Denny Hamlin—driver of the No. 11 FedEx car—was involved in a serious accident on the last lap of the race that sent him careening into the inside wall of the speedway head on.There was no SAFER barrier on the wall Hamlin struck.  UPDATE: Tuesday, March 26, at 10:22 p.m. ET by Dan TalintyreDenny Hamlin will miss at least six weeks of action due to his broken vertebrae, according to his team (per Tony DiZinno, NBC Sports).Joe Gibbs Racing has not yet announced a replacement for Hamlin, who shared his thoughts on Twitter about how long he'll be out for. ---End of update--- UPDATE: Monday, Mar. 25, at 3:50 p.m. ET by Brandon GalvinExcellent news, as Hamli...

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