Interesting coincidence.

By now, it is quite publicly known that Denny Hamlin is in the garage for a while with a back injury. The injury resulted from the last lap wall crash following contact with Joey Logano in California.

Joe Gibbs Racing has announced the FedEx #11 Toyota will continue the schedule and be ready when Hamlin is released to race. In his absence, Mark Martin has been tagged to drive it.

Now, over at Michael Waltrip Racing, that leaves a little hole to fill for the #55. However, they seem to have some depth on the bench to run with until Martin can return.

Everyone at JGR, Denny Hamlin included, is pleased and excited to have Martin on board. His experience mixes well with the team of folks ready to race.

The coincidence, as it adds up, concerns car numbers…

In is Cup career, Mark Martin has driven the numbers 02, 37, 4, 01, 6, 2, 12, 8, 5 and 55. That is a total of ten numbers.

You see it now, don’t you…?

The eleventh number for Mark Martin to drive in his Cup career is the #11 FedEx Toyota.

Now, armed with this knowledge, you may go forth and win trivia games with friends. You might get a free beer out of it.

You can see Mark Martin behind the wheel of the #11 coming up at Martinsville Speedway. The STP Gas Booster 500 will be the first test of the match up.