Hamlin captures first Truck Series win at Martinsville
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10/29/2011 -
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virginia-native Denny Hamlin became a
first-time race winner in the Camping World Truck Series by taking Saturday's
Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin, a Sprint Cup Series regular, dove underneath points leader Austin
Dillon and Ron Hornaday Jr. during a three-wide pass for the lead just after a
restart with 14 laps remaining. His first win came in his 12th truck start.
He drove the No.18 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Hamlin and Busch are
teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing.
"I can't say enough for everyone here at KBM and for Kyle letting me drive
this truck," Hamlin said. "It really means a lot to me to get my first truck
victory."
Hamlin became the 23rd different driver to win a race in each of NASCAR's
three national touring series. He has four Sprint Cup victories at this 0.526-
mile track.
"I just gave it everything I had during the last 50 laps; it was the hardest
50 laps I've ever driven at Martinsville," he said.
Hornaday finished second, while Dillon took the third spot. Johnny Sauter and
rookie Joey Coulter rounded out the top-five.
Kevin Harvick, Cale Gale, Timothy Peters, Brendan Gaughan and James Buescher
finished sixth through 10th, respectively.
With two races remaining, Dillon holds an 11-point lead over Buescher.
Hornaday and Sauter are both 15 points behind.
"It was wild," Dillon said. "There were a lot of wrecks, and there weren't
that many cautions thrown...I really had fun today. We finished third, and it
was good for us in points."
Hornaday has finished either first or second in the last four races, as he
continues his surge towards a record-extending fifth championship in the
series.
"It was a great day," he said. "Stupid me, I started the race and forgot to
turn the blowers on for about 30 laps, and I lost my pedal. Luckily, the
yellow came out, and it came back a little bit."
The 200-lap race at Martinsville featured nine cautions for 50 laps. One of
the cautions involved Germain Racing teammates Todd Bodine and Max Papis.
Bodine got into the back of Papis and turned him around. Both drivers tangled
again on pit road shortly after their incident.
"I can deal with things on the racetrack, but when you put a pit crew in
danger on pit road for absolutely no reason, especially with a teammate, I
just can't stand that," Bodine said. "I used to be that guy out there changing
the tires. I did that for many years. That's a dangerous place enough without
having a driver doing dumb things like that."
Bodine finished 11th, while Papis settled for 18th. There was no altercation
between the two after the race had concluded.
The series will run at Texas on Friday and then conclude its season on
November 19 at Homestead.
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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
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Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
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go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
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better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
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