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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 62. Chapters: Ashton Lewis, Barry Beggarly, Bill Champion (racing driver), Bill Dennis, Bub Strickler, Buddy Arrington, C. E. Falk, Clyde Lynn, Curtis Markham, Curtis Turner, Danny O'Quinn, Dennis Anderson, Denny Hamlin, Earl Brooks, Eddie Johnson (racing driver), Elliott Sadler, Elton Sawyer, Eric McClure, Fred Dove, Glen Wood, Hermie Sadler, Jabe Thomas, James Hylton, Jason White (American racing driver), Jeb Burton, Jeff Burton, Jeff Falk, Jeff Hensley, Jimmy Hensley, Joey Arrington, Joe Falk, Joe Weatherly, John King (racing driver), Jon Wood, Kelly Denton, Kevin Grubb, Lennie Pond, Mark McFarland, Pee Wee Wentz, Peyton Sellers, Philip Morris (racing driver), Randy Hutchison, Randy Lanier, Ray Hendrick, Ray Platte, Ricky Rudd, Rick Mast, Rodney Sawyers, Ronnie Thomas, Satch Worley, Sergio Pena, Sonny Hutchins, Spencer Pumpelly, Stacy Compton, Tia Norfleet, Timothy Peters, Tommy Ellis, Ward Burton, Wayne Grubb, Wendell Scott, Worth McMillion. Excerpt: James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American NASCAR race car driver. He currently drives the No. 11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series and the No. 18 Toyota in the Nationwide Series. Hamlin was born in Tampa, Florida, but lived in Chesterfield, Virginia for most of his childhood. He began racing go-karts at the age of 7. Afterward, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract with Joe Gibbs Racing. After running briefly in the Craftsman Truck Series, Hamlin drove a full season in the Busch Series in 2005, while running a few Nextel Cup races. After having great race finishes, Hamlin was given a full-time ride with Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin began his racing career in 1988, at the age of 7 years old, racing go-karts. By 1997 at 15 he won the WKA manufacturers cup at the age of 16, he was racing Ministocks. In his first stock car race, at Langley Speedway, Hamlin won the pole position, and won the race. He then progressed to the Grand Stock division in 1998, and moved on to Late Model Stock Cars in 2000. In 2002, he won ten Late Model races, and surpassed that in 2003 with 25 wins, and 30 poles, out of 36 races. In 2004, while competing full-time in Late Model Stock Cars, Hamlin was signed to a driver development contract with Joe Gibbs Racing. Denny Hamlin's #11 FedEx Chevy being inspected at the November 12, 2006 Checker Auto 500 In 2004, Hamlin competed in five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) races with EJP Racing, and had a tenth-place finish in his NASCAR debut at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He later ran his first career ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, finishing third in the #10 Pontiac owned by Andy Hillenburg. His final start of the year came at Darlington Raceway, when he made his Busch Series debut. He started twenty-seventh (rain-out) but finished eighth in the #18 Joe Gibbs Driven Performance Oil Chevrolet. Hamlin ran the full season in 2005 after he r