Denny Hamlin rebounds from spin to win pole for first NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin overcame a spin on his warmup lap Saturday to win the pole position for the NASCARAll-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver looped his No. 11 Toyota shortly after pulling onto the banking on the 1-mile oval, but he recovered for a two-lap time of 1 minute, 49.
298 seconds that included a four-tire pit stop. “I was just trying to get as much heat in the tires as I possibly could,” Hamlin said.
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin overcame a spin on his warmup lap Saturday to win the pole position for the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver looped his No.
11 Toyota shortly after pulling onto the banking on the 1-mile oval, but he recovered for a two-lap time of 1 minute, 49. 298 seconds that included a four-tire pit stop. “I was just trying to get as much heat in the tires as I possibly could,” Hamlin said.
“I was just trying to feel it out, and it was slick. I just didn’t want to flat-spot (the tires). The lap was still competitive even though we didn’t do a great job on the warmup.