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E-Z Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Preview

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posted on October 20, 2008

• Denny Hamlin has never raced in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Hamlin raced the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck at Martinsville Speedway last March. Hamlin started in second-place and finished in 21st-place
• Hamlin has driven in two Nationwide Series races at AMS with an average start of 12 and an average finish of 27
• Hamlin has driven in six Sprint Cup Series races at AMS with an average start of 17.7 and average finish of 19.3
• Hamlin’s best starting position at AMS is 4th (NSCS, October 2006) and best finish at AMS is 8th (NSCS, October 2006)
• The No. 15 Team has one win at AMS (October 2005, Kyle Busch)

Denny Hamlin Comments on Atlanta Motor Speedway:

What made you decide to hop in a truck at Atlanta?: “It was really because I consider Billy (Ballew) a good friend this is a home race for him. I’ve watched the trucks at Atlanta and it’s a wild race. I’ve actually watched it from Billy’s suite at the track and it just looks like fun, so when he asked if I was interested, I jumped at the chance. I’ve been in the trucks before, not many times, but enough to get a feel for them and to know this will be a totally different race from what I’ve done before. I raced trucks at Texas (Motor Speedway), but that was four years ago, so I am sure it will take a couple of laps to get back in the swing of it. After that, it’s just trying to find the comfort level and be competitive."

Your last truck race was at Martinsville Speedway – which couldn’t be more different than Atlanta: “Yeah, it will be different for sure. I love racing at Martinsville because I know the track well and have been there in Cup cars, Nationwide cars and even Late Models. Getting in a truck there was an easy decision. Atlanta will be different, but it’s a challenge I’m looking forward to. The Ergon Racing team builds great trucks, so I expect to go out there and run competitive. Who knows, maybe I’ll even learn something for Sunday as a bonus.”