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NASCAR Star's Father Dies in House Fire

The mother of Denny Hamlin also sustained critical injuries in North Carolina

(Newser) - A house fire in North Carolina has left the father of NASCAR star Denny Hamlin dead and his mother with critical injuries, authorities said Monday. Gaston County Emergency Management officials said Dennis Hamlin, 75, died from injuries sustained in the Sunday evening fire at the family's home in Stanley,...

NASCAR Does Something It Hasn't Done Since 1984

Hamlin won rain-shortened Wednesday race

(Newser) - Denny Hamlin won NASCAR's first Wednesday race since 1984 when rain stopped the event with 20 laps remaining at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. The race marked the first time in NASCAR history that the Cup Series had two points-paying races at the same track in one week. The...

NASCAR Driver Suffers Unusual Race Malady

A carbon monoxide leak made Denny Hamlin ill

(Newser) - Denny Hamlin suffered from nausea and double vision from carbon monoxide that seeped into his Toyota at the end of the NASCAR race at Dover. Hamlin felt ill after Monday's race and was attended to by medical staff on pit road after he finished 21st, per the AP . Hamlin...

Bowyer Wins Wild Richmond Race
Bowyer Wins Wild Richmond Race
May 3, 2008 11:43 PM CDT

Bowyer Wins Wild Richmond Race

Leaking tire costs Hamlin win

(Newser) - Denny Hamlin appeared headed toward an easy victory. Then, Dale Earnhardt Jr. seemed poised to snap his two-year losing streak. In the end, surprise winner Clint Bowyer celebrated in Victory Lane, stealing a victory last night at Richmond International Raceway that ended in wild fashion. Hamlin ran away with the...

Gibbs Eyes Switch to Toyota
Gibbs Eyes Switch to Toyota
Aug 31, 2007 6:25 AM CDT

Gibbs Eyes Switch to Toyota

NASCAR team will leave GM after 16 years

(Newser) - Joe Gibbs Racing is in talks to move to Toyota Motorsports after 16 years and three series championships with General Motors, ESPN reports. The announcement is expected to come Wednesday morning at a press conference that could include Gibbs team drivers Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin. Neither Toyota nor GM...

'Spin Doctor' Stewart Wins Watkins Glen

No. 20 grabs third checkered flag of the season

(Newser) - Tony Stewart took his third checkered flag of the Nextel Cup season yesterday at Watkins Glen, recovering from an early spinout to finish 2.46 seconds ahead of teammate Denny Hamlin. Stewart, who battled Jeff Gordon for the lead all afternoon, took the top spot on the penultimate lap, when...

Stewart Lays a Win at Brickyard
Stewart Lays a Win at Brickyard
Jul 30, 2007 6:40 AM CDT

Stewart Lays a Win at Brickyard

Montoya places, Gordon Shows at Allstate 400 in Tony's backyard

(Newser) - Tony Stewart took the Allstate 400 in his home state of Indiana yesterday, two weeks after he snapped a winless streak at the USG Sheetrock 400. The Home Depot driver battled for the lead all afternoon, finally grabbing the checkered flag by a 2.98-second margin over Juan Pablo Montoya.

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