Gold Line: Denny Hamlin 2013 'Fedex Express' Toyota Camry

By 2013, Denny Hamlin had established himself as an all-time great. He entered the season with 22 cup wins, good enough to be in the top-40. But 2013, aside from a spare win at Homestead, would be impacted by back injury suffered early on at the spring race in Fontana. Denny scored 753 points that season, and he did so with almost a full season sponsor, Fedex. For a closer look at his 2013 Fedex Express Toyota, Read on..

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The real thing: Denny Hamlin in the turn at Daytona, Spring 2013. (Photograph courtesy of Getty Images).

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Denny ran this specific livery six times. He also ran alternate Fedex liveries for the different division of Fedex, Ground, Office, Freight, among other one-offs. Each of those cars feature this same sunburst livery with different color flames. 

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Notes:
This was one of the first 1/64 scale race cars produced on a new set of castings that Lionel developed for the rollout of the new at the time Gen. 6 Nascar cup cars. The Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, and Chevy SS were the three OEMS in 2013. Each of those body styles had their own pros and cons. While there are few areas where this car has meaningful character, it is certainly synonymous with Denny Hamlin's success.