Denny Hamlin
CREW CHIEF:
TEAM: Joe Gibbs Racing
POINTS: 6th
WINS: 3 (Daytona 500, Watkins Glen, Richmond II)
LAPS LED: 524
Top 5s: 12
TOP 10s: 22 (career best)
POLES: 1 (Richmond II)
WHAT WENT RIGHT: Won the Daytona 500 by .01 seconds, the closest margin in race history ... Won at Watkins Glen International for his first road course win ... Earned his third Richmond win ... Career-best average finish of 11.8 ... Has won at least one race in all 11 full-time Cup Series seasons ... Qualified for the Chase and advanced to the third round ... Enjoyed a nine-race stretch of top-10 finishes.
WHAT WENT WRONG: Missed a chance to win at Sonoma after being passed by Tony Stewart on the final turn ... Recorded four DNFs (Martinsville I, Kansas I, Michigan I and Charlotte II).
WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2016: His 12th full-time Cup Series season, all of which have been in the No. 11 for Joe Gibbs Racing.