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Hamlin Has Been Cleared To Race At Talladega

Denny Hamlin has received medical clearance to race in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. He plans to climb out of the cat at the first caution.

TRD Recalls Three Engines For MWR’s No. 15

Toyota Racing Development has recalled three engines belonging to Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 15 Toyota and drive Clint Bowyer, following a parts review.

Hamlin Will Not Race At Richmond

Denny Hamlin, who has missed the last three Sprint Cup Series races with a fractured L1 vertebra, tweeted that he wouldn’t race in the Toyota Owner’s 400 at Richmond International Raceway: Unfortunately I won’t be racing this weekend at Richmond. It kills me to not be in the car for my team and… twitpl.us/t/9JT — [...]

No. 20 Team Penalized For Kansas Infraction

NASCAR penalized Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Sprint Cup Series team, after Matt Kenseth’s race-winning Camry failed post-race inspection due to a connecting rod in the engine.

Kenseth’s Racing-Winning Car Fails Inspection

Matt Kenseth’s race-winning Toyota failed post-race inspection after the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, and it failed inspection at NASCAR’s R&D center.

Martin, Vickers To Fill In For Hamlin In JGR’s No. 11

Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Mark Martin will replace Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry, as Hamlin recovers from an L1 compression fracture he suffered during his incident with Joey Logano on the last lap of the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. JGR President JD Gibbs said: We’ve been real [...]

Hamlin May Miss Up To Six Weeks

Denny Hamlin may miss up to six weeks while he recovers from a fractured L1 vertebra suffered after his last-lap incident with Joey Logano during the Auto Club 400.

Hamlin Indicates Frustration With Logano On Twitter

Denny Hamlin was frustrated with Joey Logano’s decision to go three wide in the late stages of the Daytona 500.

Kyle Busch Signs Contract Extension With JGR

Joe Gibbs Racing has reached a multi-year contract extension with Kyle Busch, driver of the team’s No. 18 Sprint Cup Series Toyota. As part of the agreement, JGR will field the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota in the Nationwide Series, which ran last year under the name Kyle Busch Motorsports. Busch will be the primary [...]

Kenseth To Drive Five N’Wide Races For JGR In 2013

Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Matt Kenseth will drive the No. 18 Reser’s Fine Food Toyota in five Nationwide Series races in 2013. In 248 starts in the series, Kenseth has 26 wins, 118 Top 5s, and 168 Top 10s. Kenseth will drive in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, the O’Reilly Auto [...]