Denny Hamlin Daytona 500 champion

Hey guys so I'm sorry for not posting recently I had wanted to make a post about Tony missing today but with school and work I just didn't have the time to do it. However after today I knew I had to make time to congratulate one of my favorite drivers on his Daytona 500 win. I am so proud of Denny Hamlin for winning the Daytona 500 and for the second year in a row I get to celebrate my favorite driver winning the sports biggest race. It's crazy to think how much a year has changed things a year ago none of my drivers had ever won a Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 or Nascar Sprint cup series championship. Now 2 of my drivers have won the Daytona 500 and Kyle won the Brickyard 400 and the championship. I could never choose between my drivers when they win big races or moments like this it may seem I favor one driver but I honestly would have been happy had Kyle won or Joey became only the fourth driver to win the back to back Daytona 500's. However this win is special and it allows me to reflect back on reasons that I am a Denny Hamlin fan. I will always remember reading the stories about all that Denny's parents sacrificed for him to become a race car driver and all the lucky breaks it took for him to even be able to race and to make it to this series and get a chance at the Daytona 500 let alone to win it. Denny is a guy who made his way to the top from nothing and you can see how he clearly appreciates the opportunities he's got. I am always in awe of the way he comes back from injuries and he said it on ESPN after the race that he always seems to perform after an injury and he does. He clearly is able to tough it out amidst the best as far as pain tolerance and driving when he is not 100 percent. He always makes me so proud to be his fan when I see him overcome yet another obstacle because he's been doing that his whole life. They said in the race commentary today that he wasn't going to sit back and not try to win and that he was one of the hardest charging drivers or something along that lines of never give up, hard charging, always competing. It's one of the reasons I'm a Denny fan he never gives up and he's not one to just run around he's up their competing and trying to win. He is a fierce competitor and I like that about him. I remember a interview he did a couple years ago defending his character and in that moment I remember feeling so connected to Denny there are things that I have in common with each of my favorite drivers and that's why there my favorite drivers. Erik and I are similar just in that we both look younger than we are and just his pretty easy going temperament is similar to mine. Joey and I are similar in that were both very happy go lucky people and most of the time were smiling and we can also be really goofy and awkward. Kyle and I are both pretty determined and fiery especially if you bother us. However I would say I'm probably the most like Denny he said in that interview that he doesn't drink much has never done drugs and is as clean as the come, but he enjoys going out with friends and he got upset and defended himself. All those things are characteristics and describe me he's also been described as a family man and that's definitely me and he got really emotional many times but especially after the loss of his grandmother and that's me I get really emotional as well. When he lost his grandma is when I really became a Denny fan. With all that said I'm so proud that Denny won today and achieved a life long dream of his. I still can't believe it I was cheering so loud but this day was set up to be his It was his 11'th try at this race, he started 11'th he finished 0.011 seconds in front of Martin Truex Jr., he has 11 letters in his name (the one he goes by) and he drives the 11 car. It was set up to be a great day for him and I'm so happy that he gets to experience it. I'm proud that my driver won the closest Daytona 500 race. Congrats Denny and enjoy this win and celebrating it. I want to thank everyone for reading my blog it means a lot that you stick with me despite how much time is between posts.