Journalistically speaking, it probably should read, "Why is there no love for Denny Hamlin, 33, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing?" Hamlin, one of 10 drivers with at least one win this season, is a so-so 17th in points heading into Saturday night's NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Missing the pomp and circumstance of the season-opening Daytona 500, the July race at DIS is no less important in the grand scheme of all things NASCAR. For whatever reason, Stewart's been able to succeed in the July race at Daytona in spite of his struggles at the same track each February.
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