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Hamlin wins pole for Sunday's FedEx 400 at Dover

Karl Malgiero/Delaware Public Media

The starting grid is set for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” at Dover International Speedway.

Denny Hamlin won the pole Friday with Martin Truex Jr. finishing second.  It’s Hamlin’s first pole of the season and third career at Dover.

For Truex, who is second in the points’ race, it is his first front row start in 2015

He’s chasing Kevin Harvick, who tops the standings. Harvick will start in the third row Sunday when the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks gets the green flag at 1pm.

Friday on the Monster Mile, Tyler Reddick won the Camping World Truck Series "Lucas Oil 200."

Reddick passed Erik Jones with seven laps remaining and held on for his second win of the season.   The race featured eight cautions and 15 lead changes among eight drivers.

Tom Byrne has been a fixture covering news in Delaware for three decades. He joined Delaware Public Media in 2010 as our first news director and has guided the news team ever since. When he's not covering the news, he can be found reading history or pursuing his love of all things athletic.
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