NASCAR: Hamlin wins on home soil at Martinsville

[Rory Phoulorie]

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 23:01 GMT


Denny Hamlin won tonight's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville after a race-long battle with Jeff Gordon.

A long pit stop dropped Hamlin back to 19th place but he managed to fight his way back to the front.

Gordon had to settle for second, ahead of new points leader Jeff Burton, and his Hendrick Motorsport team-mate Jimmie Johnson.

Full report to follow


Pos Driver Car Laps
1. Denny Hamlin Toyota 500
2. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 500
3. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 500
4. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 500
5. Tony Stewart Toyota 500
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 500
7. Casey Mears Chevrolet 500
8. Jamie McMurray Ford 500
9. Carl Edwards Ford 500
10. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 500
11. David Ragan Ford 500
12. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 500
13. Juan Montoya Dodge 500
14. Regan Smith Chevrolet 500
15. Elliott Sadler Dodge 500
16. Paul Menard Chevrolet 500
17. Kasey Kahne Dodge 500
18. Travis Kvapil Ford 499
19. Ryan Newman Dodge 499
20. Greg Biffle Ford 499
21. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 499
22. Dario Franchitti Dodge 499
23. Brian Vickers Toyota 497
24. David Gilliland Ford 497
25. Bobby Labonte Dodge 497
26. Michael McDowell Toyota 497
27. J.J. Yeley Toyota 497
28. Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 497
29. Patrick Carpentier Dodge 497
30. Matt Kenseth Ford 496
31. Mike Skinner Toyota 496
32. Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 495
33. Kurt Busch Dodge 493
34. Bill Elliott Ford 492
35. Michael Waltrip Toyota 483
36. Reed Sorenson Dodge 471
37. Ken Schrader Toyota 467
38. Kyle Busch Toyota 443

Not classified:
David Reutimann Toyota 441
Robby Gordon Dodge 440
Scott Riggs Chevrolet 420
Aric Almirola Chevrolet 379
Dave Blaney Toyota 374


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