5:38:00 AM
TALLADEGA, Alabama — Denny Hamlin has picked up his first career
victory at a restrictor-plate track, grabbing the lead from Kevin Harvick and
holding on when a late caution ended the race Sunday at Talladega
Superspeedway.
Harvick was the leader on a restart with two laps to go and
Hamlin drag-raced him for the lead. Then Harvick was hung out without any
drafting partners and Hamlin pulled out to a comfortable lead. Then an accident
deep in the pack scattered debris on the track and NASCAR threw a caution flag
that froze the field.
The yellow prevented Greg Biffle from pulling out of line in an
attempt to grab the victory away from Hamlin.
Hamlin picked up his first win of the season, which started with
a second-place finish in the Daytona 500.
