Nascar – Denny Hamlin suffers from back pain

While he occupies a good place for the Chase with fifth position and 68 points behind leader Matt Kenseth (Roush Fenway Racing), Matt Kenseth was not able to compete in free practice, the resident of Joe Gibbs Racing suffering from back pain. The pilot of the Toyota #11 has been living with this pain for several years but things got worse this weekend to the point where he will miss the Nationwide and Truck Series races, leaving the wheel to Clint Bowyer to focus on the Sprint Cup event. Series.

“It’s getting worse and worse. The Kentucky race wasn't the easiest weekend for us and when I sat down to eat I couldn't get up.", admits Denny Hamlin who still took third place last weekend. “I've had back pain for probably four years and it just resurfaced. This is back to the worst I experienced in 2008. I'm just starting to be able to move around again. I will do everything to be able to line up at the start of the race, I still have two days to recover. »