No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota News and Notes:
- HAMLIN RETURNS TO ‘HOT’LANTA: Denny Hamlin will make his 15th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he climbs behind the wheel of the No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry. In his previous 14 starts at the 1.54-mile track, he has earned one win (2012), two top-five finishes, five top-10 finishes, has an average start of 12.7 and an average finish of 17.8. Hamlin has led 314 laps and completed 93.8 percent of attempted laps (4,292 of 4,577 laps).
- JGR AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has a total of 84 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway entering this weekend’s Oral-B USA 500. In those 84 starts, the team has 11 wins, four pole starting positions, 26 top-five finishes, 38 top-10 finishes, an average start of 16.7, an average finish of 15.5, has led 2,398 laps and completed 26,118 of 27,156 attempted laps (96.2%).
- RACE INFO: The Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, August 30, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Watch and listen live on ESPN, Sirius XM Channel 90 and PRN Radio beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET
From the Cockpit:
Denny Hamlin: “Atlanta has been a good track for me over the last few years. Last week as Bristol, we got caught up early in the race and ended the night before we could really show what we had. The guys did a great job preparing a fast Toyota Camry for me and I know we would have been there at the end contending for the win. This week I know will be no different. We won at Atlanta two years ago, and if things fall into place like they did then, we can certainly take our Sport Clips Toyota Camry to Victory Lane for our second win of the season and get the momentum on our side heading in to this year’s Chase.”
Hamlin’s Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Earnings | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 314 | $1,839,643 | 12.7 | 17.8 |
Hamlin’s 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Earnings | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 23 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 126 | $3,883,256 | 15.1 | 15.5 |
Hamlin’s Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Earnings | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 314 | 24 | 89 | 146 | 19 | 6,843 | $59,335,823 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
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