Denny Hamlin To Have Knee Surgery; Casey Mears Could Fill In

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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Denny Hamlin to undergo knee surgery </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Denny Hamlin - - 11 - Mar. 27</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Joe Gibbs Racing announced Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will undergo surgery on Monday, March 29 to repair the ACL in his left knee.
Hamlin injured the knee in January prior to the start of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Hamlin is expected to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Phoenix on April 10. -Joe Gibbs Racing
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<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Casey Mears to sub for Hamlin if needed </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Casey Mears - - 90 - Mar. 27 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Casey Mears was picked to sub for Denny Hamlin while he recovers from ACL surgery.
If Hamlin's pain is overwhelming, the plan would be to run to the first caution, then have Mears take over for as many races as possible until his recovery's complete. Mears' relationship with Keyed-Up Motorsports is expected to continue once his subbing is complete. He claims owner Raymond Key will run in the interim, although no driver has been selected to sub for him in the #90 Chevy as of yet.
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