CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 22: Denny Hamlin speaks with the media prior to the NASCAR Awards and Champion Celebration at Charlotte Convention Center on November 22, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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By: A Totally Real Insider, Probably
The NASCAR world exploded Saturday night as Denny Hamlin finally addressed the whispers swirling around his future in the sport after a completely average finish at Bristol. Fans have been speculating for weeks — would he retire? Would he not? Would he go full-time in pickleball?
Hamlin answered all of that with a cryptic, possibly soul-altering quote:
“We’ll just keep doing what we’re doing and see what happens.”
The garage was stunned into silence. One part-time tire specialist, who asked not to be named, told us, “I read that as a maybe yes. Or a hard maybe no. Either way, I’m shook.”
Social media immediately reacted with hashtags like #HamlinGate, #RetireNotRetire, and #WhatDidHeMeanByThat.
Hamlin’s silence — which ended with him speaking — has left fans more confused than ever. Stay tuned for our follow-up story:
“Did Hamlin Use Morse Code In Post-Race Interview?”
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.