“NASCAR” Denny Hamlin Signed PressPass Embossed Trading Card Todd Mueller COA

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Up for auction “NASCAR” Denny Hamlin Signed PressPass Embossed Trading Card.
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James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin
(born November 18, 1980)
is an American professional
stock car racing
driver. He currently competes full-time in the
NASCAR Cup Series
, driving the No. 11
Toyota Camry
and part-time in the
NASCAR Xfinity Series
, driving the No. 18
Toyota Supra
, both for
Joe Gibbs Racing
. He has won over 30 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the
Daytona 500
in
2016
and
2019
. Hamlin was born in
Tampa, Florida
, but lived in
Chesterfield, Virginia
, for most of his childhood. He began racing go-karts at the age of seven. Afterward, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract with Joe Gibbs Racing. After running briefly in the
Craftsman Truck Series
, Hamlin drove a full season in the Busch Series in 2005, while running a few Nextel Cup races. After having strong race finishes, Hamlin was given a full-time ride with JGR. His strongest season was in 2010, where he was leading the Championship by 15 points heading into the final race at
Homestead
. Despite having an incredible season, winning the most races of any driver in that year (8), he would lose the Championship by 39 points to
Jimmie Johnson
. With the exception of the 2013 season, in which a collision with
Joey Logano
damaged his lower back and kept him out for a large part of the early season, Hamlin has competed in the
NASCAR Cup Series playoffs
in every season he has competed full-time (12 seasons as of 2018), including his rookie season in 2006 when he finished third in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup standings, capping off one of the most impressive rookie campaigns in modern NASCAR history. Since his appearance in the Cup Series, Hamlin has been one of the most consistent drivers in the sport, winning at least one race from the 2006 to 2017 Cup seasons and again in 2019. The 2019 season also saw him reach the playoffs' Championship Round with a six-win season, the most since 2010. These title near-misses have firmly established Hamlin as one of the best drivers in history to have never won a NASCAR Cup Championship.