Denny Hamlin didn’t have the greatest first practice when he and his team came to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual NASCAR weekend at the track.
Because of that, the time that he went out to qualify was in the middle of the pack of 46 cars that came to Indianapolis to try and make the show. It wasn’t the best time to go out on track, but as it turned out, when you have a fast car, it doesn’t matter when you go out.
Hamlin layed down his fastest lap at 49.244 seconds/182.763 mph which was a time that was almost two tenths of a better than the next closest driver.
“Darin [Grubb, Hamlin's crew chief] has this program going in the right direction,” Hamlin said to ESPN reporters after qualifying wrapped up.
After Hamlin went out roughly half way through the Sprint Cup Series qualifying session all of the other cars couldn’t match his time.
For Hamlin, getting the pole at Indianapolis is special for his team and he feels that he has a car that could be tough to beat on Sunda...
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July 29, 2012
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