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The Timeless Victory

By Ryan McGee

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

As Denny Hamlin streaked beneath the checkered flag at the Martinsville Speedway one year ago, his mind immediately leaped not to the fact that he had snapped a long, frustrating losing streak or that he'd outrun a still-living Jeff Gordon to the finish line. "The first thing I thought," the Virginia native admits with a laugh, "Was, dude, I'm getting a clock!" For all the talk about money, points, and "we had a good run", real racers are actually more obsessed with the actual trophy than an ...

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