Denny Hamlin (eighth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Tuesday's rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The finish marked Hamlin's second-straight top-10 finish. Camry drivers Brian Vickers (11th) and Martin Truex Jr. (14th) also recorded a top-15 finishes in Georgia.
Four Camry drivers led laps in the 325-lap race -- Hamlin (six), Kyle Busch (19), Truex (three) and Kasey Kahne (15).
Camry driver Kahne started from the pole and led the first 15 laps before a mechanical situation forced Kahne to the garage for repairs. Kahne would return to the track to finish 34th.
Other Toyota drivers in the field included Busch (23rd), Joey Logano (24th), Casey Mears (28th), David Reutimann (31st), Bobby Labonte (38th), Joe Nemechek (40th) and ... FULL STORY »
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After almost a two-day delay due to rain from the remnants of tropical storm Lee, the NSCS AdvoCare 500 finally got underway Tuesday morning at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
It was Jeff Gordon, who had already clinched a wild-card berth in the ... FULL STORY »
