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Denny Hamlin-Mike Wheeler partnership brings fast return in Gibbs move

Amazing how quickly things come together sometimes.

Last December, Joe Gibbs Racing announced a shift among some of its driver-crew chief pairings.

So far, so good, at least for one partnership in that group. On Sunday, Denny Hamlin and new crew chief Mike Wheeler stormed to victory in the prestigious Daytona 500. They opened with a win in the previous week's season-opening non-points race, the Sprint Unlimited, also at Daytona International Speedway.

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Not bad for their first races with Wheeler in command.