Denny Hamlin: Why He’s the Favorite To Unseat Jimmie Johnson in 2011

Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 FedEx Toyota team made a valiant run at the NASCAR Sprint Cup title in 2010, but he succumbed to the pressure of the No. 48 Lowe's team with Jimmie Johnson at the wheel. Many are writing off Hamlin and his No.11 team this season, based on reasoning revolving around Hamlin's close run in 2010.   Hamlin Avoids Racing in Offseason to Get Head Straight Hamlin is showing no signs of depression or dialing it back any in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. On the contrary, Hamlin took the entire offseason to get his head straight, and he did not enter the cockpit of a race car until late January for the Daytona testing session.  Once back in the car Hamlin was at the top of the scoring pylon for most of the tes...

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