Hamlin Shows Gordon How to Dance at AMS

The 11 FedEx/SportsClip team during post race inspection.

In an attempt to take back the spot as the best dancing driver in NASCAR, Jeff Gordon surprisingly wobbled at his chance to retake the throne in last night’s race at Atlanta.

Last week Denny Hamlin was dancing to the wobble during driver introductions at Bristol, and next week in Richmond we’ll hear “Drop it like it’s hot” because that’s exactly what this team is doing right now.

After last week’s win at Bristol, Hamlin and team knew they had something special.

“I feel like we can win at any track,” said Hamlin.

Heading into Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend, Hamlin knew this track would be a test to his team. In 12 previous starts he only had one top 5 finish and 4 top 10’s. Atlanta was a track that Hamlin seemed to struggle with. He either had mechanical issues or the car was just bad.

The only bad thing about his car last night was that it was bad fast.

Jeff Gordon, who showed his dancing moves during awards week last year, was not able to break dance his way past Hamlin and catapult his chances of making the Chase.

Hamlin serving doughnuts to the crowd at AMS

Hamlin led a race high 105 laps to win the running to the AdvoCare 500. He was able to fend off a hard charging Gordon and secure his spot as the proverbial points leader heading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

It was Hamlin’s fourth win of the season so he is at least guaranteed a tie for the points lead. Regardless of being the points leader, Hamlin and team are showing forms from 2010 when they were close to winning the title.

With championship winning crew chief Darian Grubb, the FedEx team is for sure capable of winning at any track. After all, Grubb knows a thing or two about winning.

Hamlin’s victory proved that his team is capable and ready to fight for the championship this year. They have been somewhat under the radar this season, but the garage (especially those Hendrick cars) took notice after back to back victories by the 11 team.

Hamlin has won at 6 of the 10 tracks in the Chase and as we saw last year with Grubb and Stewart, anything can happen. After back to back wins, Hamlin’s back in the conversation. Can the success continue? Only time will tell, but when you’re hot you’re hot.

Denny’s dropping it like it’s hot and there’s no summer breeze coming anytime soon to cool his team off.

The next stop is Richmond – Denny’s home track. The jukebox keeps playing.

Queen’s “We are the champions” patiently waits its turn to be played.