Catchfence

The Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night was the site of a battle among 10 or 11 drivers (depending on how much of a shot you actually thougt David Reutimann had to get in) to claim the eight remaining available positions in the 12-man race field. While eight drivers celebrated making it into the Chase, another driver was celebrating something he said he’d dreamed of accomplishing almost all his life.

Denny Hamlin, a Chesterfield, Va., native has in the past likened a win a Richmond to winning the Daytona 500. He had previously dominated at Richmond twice before suffering some kind of problem within the last 20 or so laps of the race to keep him from victory lane.

Hamlin came into the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 already locked into the Chase, but he was still looking for that Richmond win that had alluded him. He finally accomplished that childhood dream of winning at his home track Saturday night, running up front and battling Jeff Gordon for the lead much of the event. - Full Story by Amanda Vincent – Louisville NASCAR Examiner