{"id":12435,"date":"2014-03-28T14:09:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T18:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=12435"},"modified":"2014-03-28T14:11:44","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T18:11:44","slug":"denny-hamlin-fastest-in-opening-practice-session-at-martinsville-full-speeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/03\/28\/denny-hamlin-fastest-in-opening-practice-session-at-martinsville-full-speeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin fastest in opening practice session at Martinsville, Full Speeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12438\" alt=\"dennyhamlin\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/dennyhamlin2.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/dennyhamlin2.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/dennyhamlin2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Denny Hamlin was sidelined last week with what was initially deemed a sinus infection. Later it was revealed that the driver of the No. 11 Toyota Camry had a piece of metal in his eye which was impairing his vision.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing impaired the 33-year-old on Friday afternoon in the first practice session for Sunday&#8217;s running of the STP 500. Hamlin set the fastest lap of the the session.<\/p>\n<p>Last year it was Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon who found victory lane for their eighth career wins at the shortest track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit.<\/p>\n<h2>Sprint Cup Full Practice Speeds from Session 1 at Martinsville<\/h2>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- medium in story ad --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 15px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6139055459619465\" data-ad-slot=\"9984433490\"><\/ins><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 562px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"82\" \/>\n<col width=\"41\" \/>\n<col width=\"127\" \/>\n<col width=\"102\" \/>\n<col width=\"89\" \/>\n<col width=\"71\" \/>\n<col width=\"50\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"82\" height=\"20\">RaceRank<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">No<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">Driver<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">BestLapTime<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">BestSpeed<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">BestLap<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Laps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td>Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18.932<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">100.021<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td>Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.067<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">99.3129<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">20<\/td>\n<td>Matt Kenseth<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.094<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">99.1725<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td>Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.099<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">99.1466<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td>Tony Stewart<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.103<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">99.1258<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">52<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<td>Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td 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height=\"20\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">98<\/td>\n<td>Josh Wise<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.483<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">97.1924<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">37<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">83<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Truex #<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.518<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">97.0181<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">38<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">32<\/td>\n<td>Travis Kvapil<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.528<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">96.9685<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" height=\"20\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td>Reed 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Later it was revealed that the driver of the No. 11 Toyota Camry had a piece of metal in his eye which was impairing his vision. 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