Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin drives the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and co-owns 23XI Racing with NBA legend Michael Jordan in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has amassed 54 wins, including triumphs in the Coca-Cola 600 (2022), Daytona 500 (2016, 2019, 2020) and Southern 500 (2010, 2017, 2021). Most recently, Hamlin won the 2024 Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway in April, matching him with Lee Petty for 12th on the all-time wins list...(From NASCAR.com)

He began his racing career at the age of 7 in 1988, racing go-karts. By 1997, at 15, he had won the WKA Manufacturers Cup. At 16, he started racing mini stocks, and in his first stock car race at Langley Speedway, he not only secured the pole position but also won the race. Hamlin progressed to the Grand Stock division in 1998 and moved on to Late Model Stock Cars in 2000. In 2002, he achieved ten Late Model victories, surpassing that with 25 wins and 30 poles out of 36 races in 2003. In 2004, while competing full-time in Late Model Stock Cars, he signed a driver development contract with Joe Gibbs Racing. (From Wikipedia)