After finishing 11th at his hometown track, a place where his family has had season tickets for two decades, a frustrated Denny Hamlin called his result "unacceptable."
Hamlin was never much of a factor throughout the evening, the result of the No. 11 car bottoming out on restarts.
"I should be able to run top-10 here running around on my feet," he said. "For us to finish where we did, pretty disappointing."
Hamlin said his car "slammed the race track" throughout the evening, and said the team never could make the problem go away. It was a problem throughout the entire weekend, he said, including practice.
"It was terrible and slow and we ended terrible and slow," he said. "For a lot of guys, it's a decent finish and it's a good finish. For us, it's a short track and it's unacceptable."
Still, Hamlin gained two spots in the point standings, moving to seventh.
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I guess in the end the best car won, but those restarts can really change the outcome of the race. Leader is screwed, if he pits for tires he’s back in traffic, if not and there is more than one restart, the car who did (the 18) will probably win the race. It’s exciting, but has become more of a strategy/luck thing than race between the best cars and drivers
by Don Bennington on May 2, 2010 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
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