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closeHamlin doesn't win, but finishes strong
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Aug. 05, 2007
LONG POND, Pa. - After sweeping both Pocono races in 2006, Denny Hamlin could not replicate a win at the 2.5-mile track this season.
Hamlin did, however, continue his impressive run at the track, adding a third-place finish in Sunday's Pennsylvania 500 to the sixth he recorded here in June. He has three top-five finishes in four races at the track, with sixth being his worst.
“We fought brake issues ... and just couldn’t get in to the corner like we needed to and it just affected our handling,” said Hamlin, who remains second in points, 366 behind leader Jeff Gordon. Busch “was just the class of the field.
“We were a little bit off the setup, there are a whole lot of details it takes to win and we just didn’t get them right.”
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: October 20, 1968 First NWCS Race: Purolator 500, August 5, 1974 Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 172.533 mph (52.164 sec.), 7/11/04 Race Record: Rusty Wallace, 144.892 mph, 7/21/96 Owner: N/A CEO: Dr. Joseph Mattioli Phone: (570) 646-2300 Tickets: (800) RACEWAY Shipping Address: Long Pond Road Long Pond, PA 18334 Mailing Address: PO Box 500 Long Pond, PA 18334 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turn 1: 14° Banking in Turn 2: 8° Banking in Turn 3: 6° Length of Frontstretch: 3,740 ft. Length of Shortstretch: 1,780 ft. Length of Backstretch: 3,055 ft. Grandstand Seating: N/A Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 200 laps |