Denny Hamlin was the new kid at Joe Gibbs Racing – an unknown in the shadow of defending NASCAR champion and teammate Tony Stewart – when he rolled into Daytona International Speedway for his 2006 rookie season.
He needed just two days to change that. With a push from good buddy Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hamlin stole the victory in the non-points Budweiser Shootout to rocket into NASCAR stardom.
He now considers that victory one of the greatest accomplishments of his short career.
Only problem? In Hamlin’s mind, he’s done very little to back up that breakthrough win.
“That’s the thing – when you have so much early success, it can be hard to fall off that mountain,” Hamlin said. “If we would have come in during my rookie year …Â More info
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