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Sunday,
June 15, 2008 on TNT
#11
FedEx Showcar Appears at FedEx/Kinko's in Detroit
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
showcar made an appearance outside the FedEx/Kinko's location
at WSU.
A
delivery has been made outside on Anthony Wayne when the
FedEx Sprint Cup Toyota Camry of number 11's Denny Hamlin
was shown to the students of Wayne State University on
Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The owner is former NFL
Coach, Joe Gibbs, who helped the Washington Redskins win
three Super Bowls in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. After
doing all he could do for football, Gibbs decided to "just
try to racing and see how he liked it". Mark Ness,
show car representative stated, "He like the competition."
Sponsor FedEx Freight tried out a couple of drivers that
didn't work out. But once Denny Hamlin got in the racer's
seat, "It was icing on the cake," Ness responds.
Since late 2005, Hamlin has driven seven races in the
Camry. As a full-time starter for the straight third year,
the 27-year-old is getting to be pretty popular: winning
two races in his rookie season, qualifying for the Chase
for the NEXTEL Cup, where he won it two years ago at Pocono
Raceway -- despite a spin while leading the field on the
50th lap that forced him into the grass and onto pit road
for repairs. Soon, he was getting to have a reputation
for driving fast.
Hamlin was one of the drivers in the Lifelock 400 at Michigan
International Speedway on Sunday. He started out strong
in fifth place but skidded a bit and finished at 14th
place due to possibility of problems with the car.
Still, by the time "he gets in there [on the track],"
said Ness' wife Elise, also a show car rep, "he wants
to win like everyone else". Everyone's trying to
get first place, she continues, but if you don't get first
place, then you go with the best rank you have.
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Denny
Hamlin's #11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car makes a stop
in Detroit.
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Denny
Hamlin raced in the LifeLock 400 at MIS and finished in
14th place.
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
general manager of the FedEx/Kinko's store poses for a
picture in front of the car.
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
PizzaVenti
offered NASCAR fans FREE iced coffee at the event.
PHOTO
BY MIKE ISMAIR / ©AMERICAJR.com
WSU
students take a look at the FedEx showcar.
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
A
look at the rear of the #11 Toyota showcar.
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