Denny Hamlin: The Master of Martinsville Looks to Clock the Competition

As the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the championship passes its halfway point, it is starting to appear that it may be a three-man race. Four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson, not surprisingly, sits atop the point standings. Kevin Harvick sits 77 points behind, in third place. Sandwiched between those two is Denny Hamlin. Hamlin currently sits just 41 points out of the lead and this weekend heads back to Martinsville, a track where he has to be considered the favorite. Hamlin has wound up in victory lane three out of the last five times that the series has visited the famed half mile. "We go there (Martinsville) with a great outlook. We're actually going to be bringing out a car that's a new car for Joe Gibbs Racing. So,...

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