Well how many times this year will Denny Hamlin come close to wining a race that his pit crew loses for him. Strong car! Strong driver! Strong team? It has to be disheartening to him not to be in the winners circle when he has the best car in a field of 43. To top it off he hands another victory to Hendrick and the hottest driver on the circuit, Jeff Gordon. At least Gordon's crew made the right choice and stayed out on the last caution to beat his teammate and my least favorite driver Jimmy Johnson. I thought I never would find myself routing for JG but like they use to say about dale Earnhardt when he was winning everything, "Anybody But Johnson".
But getting back to Hamlin, this guy is the real deal and when his crew gets it together along with Tony Stewart's team then the Gibbs boys will be a force to recon with. To many times this year they have been close to the winners circle and have come up short. But that is what separates the good teams from the "Great" teams and right now Hendrick is the only "Great" team. Let's hope that the season gets a little more interesting with a bigger mix of winners as a few drivers are very close to eclipsing the Hendrick dominance. Keep it up Denny, you'll get there!
But getting back to Hamlin, this guy is the real deal and when his crew gets it together along with Tony Stewart's team then the Gibbs boys will be a force to recon with. To many times this year they have been close to the winners circle and have come up short. But that is what separates the good teams from the "Great" teams and right now Hendrick is the only "Great" team. Let's hope that the season gets a little more interesting with a bigger mix of winners as a few drivers are very close to eclipsing the Hendrick dominance. Keep it up Denny, you'll get there!
