Hamlin & Bowyer Nationwide Post-Race Interview
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Denny Hamlin led 99 of the final 106 laps on the way to his fourth win of the season in the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday.
Hamlin: Our car was not so great at the beginning, it was probably a mid-top-10 car for the first 75 laps and then we just had one adjustment that really took the car off. I think it was the second or third pit stop—the car really took off.
Hamlin’s win—the 17th of the year for Joe Gibbs Racing—clinched the NASCAR Nationwide Series manufacturer championship for Toyota.
Hamlin: They’ve been a manufacturer that’s been behind this race team 120 percent. If we have any problems, any complaints, they’re the first to go to work on it so we’ve gotten everything, all the tools we need to win from them.
Clint Bowyer took home second.
Bowyer: Racing at this level, wins don’t come easy. They’re not going to give them to you. You know, the 18 and the 20 car have been beating us week in and week out pretty much all season long and on these bigger race tracks. You know, I maintained with him, I really felt like we were kind of tit for tat there and we were, you know as good as they were, and it’s been a long time on a track like this where we were as good as they were.
To hear an audio version of this interview and more about the race at the Kansas Speedway, visit http://www.nationwide.com/about-us/hamlin-kansas.jsp
