Denny Hamlin Proving to Be 2015’s Quiet Contender After All-Star Race Win

Throughout the 2015 Sprint Cup season, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson have been the two drivers to beat week in and week out. But at the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night, the rest of the field received this very clear message: Don't forget about Denny Hamlin. The driver of the No. 11 Toyota earned his first All-Star victory in Charlotte, and he managed to deliver his owner Joe Gibbs his first All-Star win in 24 races. Hamlin also received a $1 million check to commemorate the occasion. Not a bad day of work. After finishing third in the Chase standings last year, the 34-year-old—who won earlier this season in Martinsville to all but secure himself a spot back in the Chase—is once again establishing himself as a...

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