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By CJ Finch

“You already know what I am going to tell you, you’re not the one, you got the gift Denny Hamlin but it looks like your waiting for something. What? Your next life maybe, who knows, that’s the way these things go..”

It’s what the Oracle tells Neo in the Matrix Trilogy. Based on some of Denny Hamlin’s comments in the media and performance at Dover and Pocono, I’m guessing this is the advice the Oracle would give Denny Hamlin if she could speak with him right now.

Its evident that only Denny Hamlin is holding Denny Hamlin back (just like only Neo held Neo back in The Matrix Trilogy). When Denny chooses to shift his focus and attention to what is going right for him in this 2009 Sprint Cup Series, he is going to win some races and cross the finish line first in dominant fashion.

We all know Denny Hamlin is capable of that, but in this moment, while he is still looking for what else can go wrong for his team, he’s sure enough going to find it. I can guarantee you that – be it a blown tire, a fuel pump, or any of a million things that could go wrong for any driver in a race.

So do you think Denny Hamlin is going to shift his focus and attention this weekend at Michigan International Speedway? Perhaps, its possible, can’t say for sure. I’ve yet to hear anything from him that would lead me to believe so but lightning does strike in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series and drivers can re-create themselves and emerge overnight.

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