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 Double disappointment at RIR By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com Saturday night looked to be an evening of promise for fans of two of NASCAR’s most beloved drivers, Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hamlin came into the Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 attempting to do something that had only been done twice before. After winning the Lipton Iced Tea 250 on Friday night, Hamlin looked to join Harry Gant (1991) and Kevin Harvick (2006) by sweeping a weekend series at Richmond International Raceway. Hamlin dreamed of getting a Cup win at RIR, Earnhardt dreamed of a win, period.  Drivers heat things up at Richmond By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com The ‘boys’ are back in town The heat was on during the final lap of the Lipton Iced Tea 250 Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. With eventual race winner Denny Hamlin pulling away from Kevin Harvick down the stretch, the battle for third between Kyle Busch and Steven Wallace turned out to be one that carried from the track to pit road afterward. Coming out of turn two on the final lap, Wallace’s Atreus Homes & Communities car got the upper hand on Busch in the Hass Avocados From Mexico Toyota. … Read more... Hamlin gets first win at Richmond BY SARA PAGE sports@mechlocal.com A tough call by crew chief Dave Rogers led to celebration for hometown favorite Denny Hamlin at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night in the Lipton Iced Tea 250 Nationwide race. The caution flag flew in lap 229 when Derrick Cope and Eric McClure tangled in the front straight away. With 21 laps to go the question for all of the lead lap cars became pit for tires and risk track position or not take tires and risk them not holding out. Race leader Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards in the second position and Mike Bliss in the fourth position decided to risk… Read more... May 02, 2008 NASCAR Friday action Photos by Kenny Moore Read more...  NASCAR Notes By Charlie Leffler & Sara Page celffler@mechlocal.com Hamlin takes pole for Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 Late Friday afternoon, Chesterfield native Denny Hamlin won the sixth pole of his 89 race career and the first of this season with a lap of 21.423 seconds, 126.033 mph, in qualifying for the Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400. |
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