Denny Hamlin will be back behind the wheel of his No. 11 car this weekend at Martinsville Speedway,
after NASCAR received official confirmation from his doctors that he
has been medically cleared to resume regular racing activities.
Joe Gibbs Racing made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, three days after Hamlin missed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Auto Club Speedway due to what the team originally termed a vision problem stemming from a sinus infection. According to JGR, it was actually a piece of metal that doctors removed from Hamlin's eye that proved to be the source of his vision issues.
Lynda Petty, wife of seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, died today at the family's home in Level Cross, N.C.
She was 72.
"We wish to sincerely thank everyone who has supported us and our family throughout the years and at this time," the Petty family said in a statement. "We will forever love and miss a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend."
NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France issued the following statement: "On behalf of the France Family and everyone at NASCAR, I want to offer sincere condolences to the Petty Family regarding the loss of their beloved matriarch, Lynda Petty. Through the years, Lynda became an integral part of the NASCAR family. We have lost a true friend, who will be missed each and every day. Our thoughts and prayers will be with the Pettys throughout this difficult time."
Joe Gibbs Racing made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, three days after Hamlin missed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Auto Club Speedway due to what the team originally termed a vision problem stemming from a sinus infection. According to JGR, it was actually a piece of metal that doctors removed from Hamlin's eye that proved to be the source of his vision issues.
Lynda Petty, wife of seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, died today at the family's home in Level Cross, N.C.
She was 72.
"We wish to sincerely thank everyone who has supported us and our family throughout the years and at this time," the Petty family said in a statement. "We will forever love and miss a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend."
NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France issued the following statement: "On behalf of the France Family and everyone at NASCAR, I want to offer sincere condolences to the Petty Family regarding the loss of their beloved matriarch, Lynda Petty. Through the years, Lynda became an integral part of the NASCAR family. We have lost a true friend, who will be missed each and every day. Our thoughts and prayers will be with the Pettys throughout this difficult time."
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Larson is coming off his finest weekend in the sport after scoring his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory Saturday at Auto Club Speedway, and then answering it with a career best runner-up finish in Sunday's Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race.
30th anniversary of Hendrick's first win: 30TH ANNIVERSARY: In 2014, Hendrick Motorsports is celebrating its 30th anniversary in NASCAR. The organization began in 1984 with five employees and 5,000 square feet of work space. It has grown to more than 500 employees with a 430,000-square-foot facility that sits on 140 acres. Driver Geoff Bodine won the Martinsville Speedway spring race on April 29, 1984, marking Hendrick Motorsports' first victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.(Hendrick Motorsports)(3-28-2014)
- Night race for New Hampshire? In response to a question on Twitter, New Hampshire Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Gappens tweeted
Thursday evening, Hey @DaleJr @Greenie9374, @nhms is working w/ @NASCAR
& @NASCARonNBC on possibility of night racing for 2015. #NewEngland
fans would love it.(3-28-2014)
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