Archive for May 2nd, 2008

Local favorite Denny Hamlin used a late pit stop for tires to foil the strategy of fellow NASCAR stars Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards, blowing by them to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night.

Harvick and Edwards dominated the race all night, but when the final caution flew with 22 laps to go, Hamlin gave up his fourth-place position to head to pit road for tires. When everyone behind him followed, leaving Harvick, Edwards and No.

With Carl Edwards announcing a contract extension, what will teammate Greg Biffle do? Lee Spencer has the latest from Richmond.

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Hamlin claims Sprint Cup pole at Richmond

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Denny Hamlin was nervous in front of his home crowd, but that didn’t keep him from claiming pole for the Richmond Cup race.

With Carl Edwards off the free-agent market and Greg Biffle adamant he’ll stay at Roush Fenway Racing, the attention turns to Martin Truex Jr. and his status at Dale Earnhardt Inc.

DEI has an option for 2009 on Truex, but the language of the contract is complex and it makes the option somewhat mutual. He said Friday that discussions with the team just began this past week.