Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1980 Hometown: Chesterfield, Va. Resides: Davidson, N.C. Marital Status: Single Children: None Hobbies: Online racing

Denny Hamlin No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet Team: Joe Gibbs Racing Team Owner: Joe Gibbs Crew Chief: Mike Ford Engine Builder: Mark Cronquist Career Starts: 43 Career Wins: 2 Career Poles: 4 Best Points Finish: 3rd (2006) First Full Season: 2006 First Start: Oct. 9, 2005 (Kansas) First Win: June 11, 2006 (Pocono-1) First Pole: Nov. 13, 2005 (Phoenix-2) Shop Address: 13415 Reese Blvd. W. Huntersville, NC 28078

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year Finished third in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings Won both 2006 Pocono races from the pole Won pole at Phoenix in sixth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start Made first career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start in 2005 at Kansas Finished fifth in 2005 NASCAR Busch Series championship standings as a rookie First NASCAR national series start was Aug. 6, 2004, at Indianapolis Raceway Park in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Registered top-10 finishes in each of his first NASCAR national series starts

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP
2006 Finished third in series points. … NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year.… Swept both 2006 Pocono races from the pole. … Completed first full season of competition.

2005 Finished 41st in series points. … Made his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series debut at Kansas, starting seventh and finishing 32nd. … Competed in seven NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races and registered three top-10 finishes at Charlotte, Martinsville and Texas. … Earned his first pole at Phoenix in November.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Finished third in the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series points with eight top five and 20 top 10 finishes. … Received the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year.…Finished fifth in the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series points with one top five and 11 top-10 finishes. … Finished 37th in 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points.… Made his first start in one of NASCAR’s national series in the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at IRP, starting seventh and finishing 10th. … Hamlin is a product of the NASCAR Weekly Series, where he has been racing and winning since 1996, collecting nearly 50 wins from 2002-2004. … Won 2003 Southern National Speedway Track Championship, posting 25 wins and 30 poles on the season. … Won his first NASCAR races in 2002 – 10 total – along with 15 poles at Southampton (Va.) Motor Speedway.… Rookie of the Year at Southside (Va.) Speedway in Late Model Stocks. … Mini Stock Rookie of the Year in 1997 at Southside and Langley Speedways in Virginia; youngest driver to win NASCAR Mini Stock track title at Langley (16). … Rookie of the Year at Southside… Collected five championships and 127 feature wins in Kart Racing career with limited participation in three classes over two seasons. … Started racing at age seven in Junior Sportsman competition; won the first event he entered.

NOTEWORTHY
Hamlin began his racing career in go-karts at age seven, and from there on his family hasn’t looked back pouring all they have into Denny’s career in motorsports. From the moment he began his family knew he would be a success, so much so that they almost went into financial ruin trying to support his early career. … He now is a successful fulltime NEXTEL Cup driver renovating a lakefront home right next to his team owner Joe Gibbs. … Hamlin’s favorite driver since he was a boy has been Bill Elliott. … Hamlin also is an avid pilot who recently purchased his own plane.