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DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How different will your team look this year? “I think our team is going to look totally different even though there’s just a few changes here and there.  It’s going to be a total different race team I feel like.  I’ve got two different people speaking in my ear and you’ve got a lot of energy within the shop.  I know you hear that a lot, but we’ve really gone through some big changes with our team and it’s obviously got a lot of people excited.” How good of a hire was it for your race team to get Darian Grubb? “It was big for us because he (Darian Grubb, crew chief) had so many good options and he had an offer from every race team in the garage area.  For him to pick me as his driver and continuing to want to be a crew chief, that’s a big deal. So, at least it gives you the faith that the guy has got a lot of faith in your talents and that you can bring him another championship.”   How much different will it be for ...
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