No time to panic
Denny Hamlin has been close to winning a few races this year, but it just hasn't happened yet.
He is quick to point out that at this time last year, he didn't have any wins either.
What Hamlin has done, by his estimation, is have better results at every race track thus far this year. From that standpoint, it has been a better year than last year.
"We're running better at every race track than what we did last year," said Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing. "At this point last year we hadn't got a win yet and we haven't got a win yet this year. Next week, if we don't start doing something then maybe something needs to be worked on but I think for the most part, we're more competitive every race track we go to; we're finishing better at every race track."
The next race after Sunday's at Dover International Speedway is in Pocono, Pa. Hamlin won both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races at Pocono last year. He went on to qualify for the Chase as a rookie and had a shot at the Nextel Cup championship.
This year has produced zero wins, but neither has his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Tony Stewart. Despite the victory drought, Hamlin said he is pretty happy about the way his season is going.
"I know as a driver I'm slowly but surely getting to where I need to be and still haven't reached my full potential yet so it's going to take a little bit of time," Hamlin said. "I think if Tony is not winning races right now he knows he's probably at his peak as a driver right now. I feel like I've got a lot of things still to learn."
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Posted by: jacelyn | June 8, 2007 5:25 AM