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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

AVONDALE, Ariz. — At the racetrack that dashed his championship hopes in 2010, Denny Hamlin found redemption in Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

In his second race with 2011 Sprint Cup championship crew chief Darian Grubb on his pit box, Hamlin held off Kevin Harvick in a 53-lap green-flag run to finish the 312-lap race at the one-mile track and took over the series points lead for the first time since surrendering it in the final race of 2010 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Harvick lost fuel pressure with fewer than two laps left but had enough momentum to retain the second position, 7.315 seconds behind the race winner.

Greg Biffle came home third, followed by Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski. Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Gordon, pole-sitter Mark Martin and Joey Logano completed the top 10.

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RCR Announces Personnel Changes to its NASCAR Sprint Cup Program
Wilson, Martin take on new roles for 2012 season

WELCOME, N.C. (November 23, 2011) — Richard Childress Racing has made organizational changes to its competition department in preparation for the 2012 NASCAR season.

Long-time RCR crew chiefs Shane Wilson and Gil Martin have taken new assignments with the 14-time championship-winning organization.

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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson talk Charlotte

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) presents race 31 of 36, the Bank of America 500, at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Saturday night. The 334 lap event on the 1.5-mile 24 degree quad-oval in Concord, N.C, will be televised on ABC at 7:30 p.m.

Author: Dwight Drum racetake.com

The Charlotte area is home to most NASCAR teams, but not many will be looking for a home field advantage. Six-time CMS winner Jimmie Johnson shared his thoughts on that.

“If there is any advantage for being home, it’s probably the same for everybody,” Johnson said. “There’s something about sleeping in your own bed, seeing your family, being close to home, there’s just a comfort that comes with that, so I don’t see it really playing any way, shape or form there.”

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