Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 driver Denny Hamlin addressed why he was booed in the final race of the Round of 8 Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin didn’t have a good end to the race at Martinsville as he was taken out by Alex Bowman during the final last seven laps while he was leading and en route to get the win. Fortunately, he managed to get to the Championship 4 race despite the incident.
But that was not the only thing that was going against Hamlin that evening. He was constantly booed by fans during the race.
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Hamlin, in response, said that those were Elliott’s fans and he expects to be booed again in the race at Phoenix.
“It’s just Chase Elliott fans, man. They don’t think straightly. They’re going to boo the sh** out of me next week, I can tell you that.”
A better look at the comment from @dennyhamlin on @chaseelliott's fan base "not thinking straightly" & Chase's response. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/9nCPayxHn1
— Noah Lewis (NASCAR) (@Noah_Lewis1) November 1, 2021
Elliott was not happy with the comment Hamlin made about his fans and responded sarcastically.
“I’m going to lose so much sleep tonight. I might not sleep at all, that’s how concerned I am.”
The final four race will be between Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. and Hamlin.
Next to Kyle Bush, Denny Hamlin is the biggest baby in Nascar
I think Denni Hemline getting upset over what was clearly an unintentional accident goes to show how immature he really is. When he does it on purpose to other drivers he says that’s just hard racing for a win. I have a few words for the cry baby. Suck it up buttercup and move on.
Sounds to me Chase Elliott has gotten into Denny Wallace’s head already.
Doesn’t matter who the driver is,they all get upset with each other and say things they don’t mean,look at harvick,logona,keslowski,and other drivers who get on the losing end,they all act the same.
Hamlin may win races but personality wise he’s a looser. He could learn a lot from Elliott and Alex Bowman. Both are classy gentlemen. Time for Coach Gibb to have a talk with him like he did with baby Busch. Hamlin had to bitch about someone since J J retired.