Denny Hamlin – The Circuit Journal

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 12: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 ampm Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 12, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Column: Denny Hamlin’s legacy from the NASCAR lawsuit outweighs any championship he could win

By John Haverlin December 11, 2025NASCAR

When the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v. NASCAR lawsuit was still in its infancy 14 months ago, Jordan Fish, 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin’s fiancé, sent him a video…

Talladega week was a big one for NASCAR in many ways; some were good, some were bad

By John Haverlin October 7, 2024NASCAR

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- The week leading up to the NASCAR Playoffs weekend at Talladega Superspeedway was a story in itself. A week after Hurricane Helene swept through the southeastern United…

Austin Dillon’s move was ugly. But being pretty doesn’t put drivers in the NASCAR playoffs

By John Haverlin August 11, 2024NASCAR2 Comments

Joey Logano called it "chickenshit."He's not wrong. But Austin Dillon does not care about Logano's feelings. And he does not care about Denny Hamlin's feelings.He also does not care about…

Kyle Larson adds to his championship bid at Sonoma days after getting NASCAR playoff waiver

By John Haverlin June 9, 2024IndyCar, NASCAR

Several days after getting his NASCAR Cup Series playoff waiver, Kyle Larson doubles down on his case to be a title contender for the 2024 NASCAR championship at Sonoma Raceway.Larson…

Tire fall-off was bonkers at Bristol, and it created a NASCAR race to remember

By John Haverlin March 17, 2024NASCAR

To quote Kyle Busch after his memorable 2018 Chicagoland win: "If you don't like that kind of racing, don't even watch."That's what should be said and felt after Sunday's NASCAR…

Christopher Bell gets win as Toyota dominates Phoenix Cup race

By John Haverlin March 10, 2024NASCAR

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- After Chevrolet claimed the first three wins of the NASCAR Cup Series season, Toyota won Race No. 4 at Phoenix Raceway in dominant fashion.Except for the 14…

Dennis is a menace: Hamlin wins at Bristol and rubs it in the booing fans’ faces

By John Haverlin September 17, 2023NASCAR

The boos and jeers pouring down on him from a packed coliseum of NASCAR fans didn’t deter Bristol Night Race winner Denny Hamlin from egging on the crowd a little…

NASCAR’s Chicago weekend presents various unprecedented events, and a debut winner

By John Haverlin July 3, 2023NASCAR

CHICAGO -- When NASCAR organized the inaugural Chicago Street Course race to take place on Independence Day Weekend, it knew there would be some unprecedented events to occur.And almost everything…

Kyle Busch gets third RCR win in elongated day at Gateway

By John Haverlin June 4, 2023NASCAR

Kyle Busch won for the third time in 2023 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, tying him with William Byron for the most NASCAR Cup wins this season after…

Kansas delivers race of the year candidate as Denny Hamlin snaps year-long drought

By John Haverlin May 7, 2023NASCAR

Kansas Speedway didn’t always produce the most exciting stock car racing the world has ever seen, but with an aging surface, hot weather, and a new generation of NASCAR Cup…