Denny Hamlin
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Last year Denny Hamlin came into the season with 2nd highest odds to win the championship. Hamlin had 6/1 odds of winning the championship before his disappointing year. Hamlin finished the season No. 9 in the point standings.
Changes were made following the 2011 season for the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team. Mike Ford is out as the crew chief and taking his place is last season’s championship crew chief, Darian Grubb. Grubb maybe just what Hamlin needs to win a championship.