Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin
	Hamlin at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	James Dennis Alan Hamlin; November 18, 1980 (age 43); Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Achievements	2016, 2019, 2020 Daytona 500 Winner; 2015 Sprint All-Star Race Winner; 2010, 2017, 2021 Cook Out Southern 500 Winner; 2022 Coca-Cola 600 Winner; 2008, 2014, 2017 Can-Am Duels Winner; 2006, 2014, 2016, 2024 Busch Light Clash Winner; First rookie to qualify for Chase for the Nextel Cup (2006)
Awards	2006 Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year; Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
	663 races run over 20 years
Car no., team	No. 11 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
2023 position	5th
Best finish	2nd (2010)
First race	2005 Banquet 400 (Kansas)
Last race	2024 Goodyear 400 (Darlington)
First win	2006 Pocono 500 (Pocono)
Last win	2024 Würth 400 (Dover)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	164 races run over 19 years
2023 position	77th
Best finish	4th (2006)
First race	2004 BI-LO 200 (Darlington)
Last race	2023 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington)
First win	2006 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Mexico City)
Last win	2023 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	16 races run over 9 years
2013 position	93rd
Best finish	37th (2004)
First race	2004 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Last race	2013 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
First win	2011 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last win	2012 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
ARCA Menards Series career
	2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	107th (2004)
First race	2004 Food World 300 (Talladega)
Last race	2005 PFG Lester 150 (Nashville)
Signature
	Statistics current as of February 19, 2024.

James Dennis Alan Hamlin (born November 18, 1980)^[1]^[2] is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also co-owns and operates 23XI Racing with basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.

As a driver, Hamlin has won a total of 54 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the Coca-Cola 600 in 2022, the Southern 500 in 2010, 2017, and 2021, and the Daytona 500 in 2016, 2019, and 2020; he is the fourth person to win the race in back-to-back seasons, alongside Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Sterling Marlin.^[3]

Hamlin has the most wins in the NASCAR Cup Series without a championship. Despite not winning the elusive title, he has been a perennial contender for it throughout his career. Except for the 2013 season, in which a collision with Joey Logano damaged his lower back and kept him out for a large part of the early season, Hamlin has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in every season he has competed full-time (17 seasons as of 2023), including his rookie season in 2006 when he finished third in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup standings, capping off one of the most impressive rookie campaigns in modern NASCAR history.

Since 2023, Hamlin has hosted a weekly podcast on Dirty Mo Media called Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin where he offers extensive knowledge of both the business and racing side of the sport along with his co-host Jared Allen.^[4]

^ "Rockwell Automation Racing Driver Denny Hamlin". Rockwell Automation. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
^ "Profile". DennyHamlin.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
^ "Daytona 500 winners: List of past champions, most wins in NASCAR history". August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Gaines, Cork (January 17, 2023). "Dale Earnhardt Jr's podcast network, Dirty Mo Media, adds another star to his lineup with new Denny Hamlin show". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[rockwell_201106-1] "Rockwell Automation Racing Driver Denny Hamlin". Rockwell Automation. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.

[2] "Profile". DennyHamlin.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.

[3] "Daytona 500 winners: List of past champions, most wins in NASCAR history". August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[ActionsDetrimental-4] Gaines, Cork (January 17, 2023). "Dale Earnhardt Jr's podcast network, Dirty Mo Media, adds another star to his lineup with new Denny Hamlin show". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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