Tag Archives: Denny Hamlin Nascar

NASCAR: Chase Elliott’s penalties might have far-reaching implications

Chase Elliott has now lost 72 points in the last seven NASCAR Cup Series races due to penalties, including 35 in the last two. Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports was punished with yet another pre-race penalty prior to his second-place finish in this past Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International. This was […]

Hamlin and FedEx sign multi-year contracts with Gibbs

Denny Hamlin’s racing career, as well as his tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing, will continue for the foreseeable future, as both the driver and long-time sponsor FedEx renewed their contracts. Both are multi-year deals, and Hamlin’s agreement keeps him off the free-agent market before the end of his contract with the team. “The relationship between […]

At Superspeedway, Hamlin is aiming for his first victory of 2021

GLADEVLLE, FRANCE — Denny Hamlin enters Sunday’s Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway with no wins in 16 races this season, but he believes he’s on the verge of a breakthrough. “I know my team and I are capable of winning races,” Hamlin said Monday in discussing the return of Cup racing to Middle Tennessee for […]

Denny Hamlin blasts Indy and NASCAR officials for the ‘crashfest’ on the road course

Denny Hamlin was far harsher on Indianapolis Motor Speedway and NASCAR than he was on Chase Briscoe after the latter denied him a win on Sunday. Hamlin blamed them for substantial — and costly — damage to cars in the Verizon 200 at The Brickyard. “Imagine the tracks who NET hundreds of millions of dollars […]

Denny Hamlin Posts a Great Showing at Martinsville, Earning His Third Third-Place Finish in 2021

Denny Hamlin demonstrated yet again on Sunday at Martinsville that he will be a title contender this season. Late in the race, Hamlin held the lead, but with pressure from eventual race winner Martin Truex Jr. and lapped traffic, he couldn’t keep it. “That’s just the cards we were dealt,” said Hamlin. “We had a […]

Denny Hamlin has secured a spot in the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs

Denny Hamlin has qualified for the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs. The winner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course by AJ Allmendinger, a non-playoff eligible driver, secured a berth for the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Hamlin finished 23rd in Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, the season’s 24th race, but he […]

NASCAR: Will Kevin Harvick miss the playoffs?

Kevin Harvick is still without a win and has yet to secure a spot in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, despite the fact that there are only two regular season races remaining. Two races remain on the 26-race 2021 NASCAR Cup Series regular season schedule, and the winningest driver from the previous season — […]

Kurt Busch leaves NASCAR fans guessing. Ready to retire?

Two days before the Daytona 500, Kurt Busch released a cinematic short that blew the budget, had a Vanilla Ice appearance, and hinted at his NASCAR retirement. The 2004 NASCAR Cup winner hasn’t said whether he’ll retire at the end of the season. “If you’re asking me if this is a retirement video, I’m leaving it […]

Kurt Busch wins over his brother in the Quaker State 400

Kurt and Kyle Busch are among the best sibling duos in NASCAR Cup Series history, and in Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the racing heavens favored the elder Kurt. Throughout the final stage, the two battled it out, but Kurt was able to complete the Busch 1–2 finish with the support of […]

Kurt Busch has signed a multi-year contract with 23XI Racing and is considering a charter

Kurt Busch has signed a multi-year contract with 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team founded by Michael Jordan and fellow driver Denny Hamlin. More information about the new relationship was provided by Hamlin on Saturday, and he stated he is close to getting a charter for Busch’s No. 45 Toyota in 2022. Teams with charters are […]