It appears Kyle Busch isn’t the only one at Joe Gibbs Racing going under the knife this offseason.
Denny Hamlin underwent successful surgery today to repair the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee. This was previously scheduled and was done by Dr. Patrick Connor of OrthoCarolina. The knee is expected to recover by the time Speedweeks starts up in February at Daytona International Speedway.
The driver of the No. 11 JGR Toyota tore it while playing basketball September 8. This is his second ACL tear in a span of six seasons and the second that resulted from playing basketball.
It didn’t slow down his performance as he scored the victory in the opening Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway. When he arrived in the media center afterwards, he asked, “how many of you had me getting bounced this round?” Most of the crowd raised their hands.
His status for the Champion’s Week’s festivities is unknown at this time.