RIDGEWAY, Va. — Denny Hamlin saw his quest for a sixth Grandfather Clock come to an end Sunday in the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Running in fifth place and entering Turn 1, Hamlin wheel-hopped on Lap 221 of the 500 lap-race, sending his car into the wall and heavily damaging the right rear.
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The damage would prove unrepairable. Hamlin would finish 39th of 40 cars in the field. The only driver to finish worse, Aric Almirola, lasted 206 laps before engine failure.