LMAO. The guy is 39 and has won 46 races on the cup level. The guy has had a great career. Right now he's 15th on the all time wins list. Nothing to hang your head over. He could certainly win four more and get to 50, before he hangs it up. I mean, Dale Junior didn't win a cup title and not as many races and he's in the HOF. So Hamlin has nothing to be hang his head about.

Denny just had his best season to date lol, watch some more

Maybe Jordan will figure out that he has teamed up with a perennial championship loser...

@@bobbbobb4663 That's a great point. Jordan was always clutch and a winner. Like his personality or not. Denny is like Kyle Busch, but without all the big success. You get titles from a guy, you're more likely to put up with those shenanigans.

@@jamiethornton6101 Good point about Busch. Hamlin is the exact opposite of Jordan as a player in terms of championship success.

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It was a short track

@@lurkintomgaming397 Tri-oval short track. Not like most tracks that some drivers can have an advantage on. Like Texas, Charlotte, Atlanta, etc. OR better yet, don't determine a champion on 1 race. Do 3 or so like most other sports. In NFL its one game but the field and atmosphere aren't anything unique to the rest of the season.

You are so correct! No championship should be set up to be determined at the last race unless thats how it came down but definitely not orchestrated like Nascar has it set up!

@Mason Crysel it all started on the beaches of Daytona. I do like your idea tho

So good. Great talent in Nascar

I think he is a good driver but I also think that the finish at atlanta is good for thought and I think that they were using something like the trex car Larson is good but not that good to win it by that much

@@Lukepuke311 I had a stroke trying to read and comprehend what you just said

@@Lukepuke311 bro what? First off, nothing you said made any sense grammatically. And 2, Larson is good but not that good to win it by that much? What nascar season did you watch this year? Larson absolutely DOMINATED the field this year.

To be fair Denny was with him the entire year except in wins

@@markjones2854 so don’t agree… no wins in 26 regular season. IMO no racer should advance without one win

@@mbis1960 he was the most consistent driver this year. Harvick finished 5th in points without winning a single race. Consistency matters

These guys must be exhausted

Your welcome

I was trying to figure out if it was that or the stupid comment he made about Chase fans. And now he doesn't want to be around the guy. I mean previous Nascar greats have gotten into bigger fights than what Chase and Hamlin got into in 2017. Earnhardt and Rusty comes to mind. But those guys let it go. I don't think Hamlin can let anything go.

Hamlin don't deserve to be out there with the drivers that have class.

@@williamhodgden8970 It's not a personality contest dude. It's not a social club. There have been a lot of good Nascar drivers over the years with no class. Who cares. Hamlin's stats were sick this year. Highest average finish, even better than Larson. Second in most laps led, average driver ranking, second in top fives and top tens.

@@jamiethornton6101 the original post here was a question on his personality. Not his achievements.

@@williamhodgden8970 LOL. Who cares. He is what he is. He's not going to change. He's one of the best ever. If you don't believe me, just ask him.

Agreed, the points system is broken. Larson should have either clinched with that next to last win or have had enough points that only a dnf at phoenix could have cost him the title.

Without the playoffs the points race between Hamlin and Larson would of been very close I bet.

Could say the same thing about any sport. Is it silly that an undefeated Patriots lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl and therefore aren’t champions? Is it silly that a sub 90 win Braves team is WS champs where ever other contender had > 90 wins and some had > 100? It happens. It’s what makes sports exciting and unpredictable. I get that for motor sports the track and how that driver is at that specific track can be a bigger factor than something like different outfield dimensions in baseball. My only suggested change would be to make the final 5 races the championship, and always structure it so there is 1 track of each type in the final 5 to spread the skill set required to win a championship (1 short track, 1 super speedway, 1 road course, 1 mile track, 1 mile and a half track). Plenty wrong with that I’m sure but it would force a little consistency to win the championship while maintaining the more exciting chase and stage format. I’ve been a fan a long time and do agree it got boring when they could crown a champion with multiple races remaining, or to watch drivers just cruise around the back of the pack and never actually race until 50 laps to go. If that’s how we want racing to be then make all races 50 laps instead of hundreds. Stages disincentivize that behavior at least.

Sure the same can be said of every other sport. Quite often the team who finishes first in regular season does not win the cup. This is especially true for the NHL.

@@stevecarey4740 10 wins to 2... Larson had more top 10s and top 5s as well.

Or just got done cryin.😂

I get the feeling is wound pretty tight.

Zero for 4 will do it

😂😆😆🤣🤣😆😆😂

I don’t think anyone enjoys losing

Idk man I think you get that in other sports too. SF Giants won the most games this year and didn’t even go to NLCS.

Nobody likes him.

Denny and F**k Ex make a good couple,,neither one can deliver.😂

Lil Ham Ham is now the oldest winning driver with no championship trophy, much like Charles Barkley. He’s no Michael Jordan. I think he will retire like Barkley😂

Lol I just commented the same thing.

No that's covid protocol for distancing. Haters take any chance to slam Hamlin, sad.

Kyle's been on the team for a single season where chase was still in the final four with multiple wins. If chase can't handle a good team he won't maintain any level of success.

If Chase had a half decent pit crew....

@@thsbulldawg82 Chase was better than Larson in the last 3 races. Larson won 2, Chase won 0. Chase has gotta figure out a way to close the deal on races where hes quicker at the end. But those things were said about Larson before this season and larson has a couple years experience on Chase...so we'll see where their careers take them.

Chase didn't get beat by Larson today, he was wayyy better than Larson all day the #5 pit crew won that race/championship!!

@@tamicokemp2772 if chase would’ve won the “Championship” I wouldn’t watch nascar again, I’d stick to dirt where guys win a championship by actual points. No one deserved that win but Larson

@ Don Livingston You are one of those silly fellas that believe everybody should get a participation trophy arent you cupcake.

@@nojunkwork5735 they all had wins compared to trucks and xfinity, I say in the winston format it wouldn’t be much different

@@nojunkwork5735 you’re one of those snowflake new fans aren’t ya

Only one person deserves to be a champion....Kyle !!!

@@Arnie3 Except in the Winston format Kyle Larson could have driven the pace car the last 4 races and still won the championship.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda, fact is larsons team did the best pitstop of anyone and it's was definitely a team win...that's kinda the point of nascar, little luck and execution is what wins championships.....besides truex already won a championship it was larsons turn to take it, btw don't forget larson outran Truex the last 25 laps....so larson still had to perform

Truex still had a chance on the last 25 laps and he also got lucky with the caution when he probably should've went a couple laps down but ended up with the lead so luck happens to all drivers

Same but good for larson

just imagine if kyle and chase finished 1 and 2

@@darrenplamo804 If that happend I would hope chase would be #1 😂😂😂

@@addiii363 if that happens i will quit watching nascar 😂

Plus the pit crew was freaking fast on that last pit.

That and his freaking fast pit stop

The 4th best car dosent win the championship and thats why hamlin isnt in victory lane 😂😂😂

Probably

He is nowhere near as nice though. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@@southernmermaid2526 you got that right🙂

people think Mark Martin, but the original Mark Martin was Junior Johnson back in the day. He won 50 CUP races and no titles. Denny has 46, so he has a chance to pass him in total wins.

"Nobody likes denny" fortunately thats a big fat lie

I like Denny

@@RacedayMediaNZ The correct statement is none of the cry baby Hendrick fans like Denny. Outside of those guys, I don't know many people who hate Denny.

@@jamiethornton6101 not sure about the crybaby Hendrick fans because they are mostly just winning all the time…but I can tell you that his ex partner and mother of his kid Jordan Fish hates him…and by in large most of his competitors…ask his own teammate Kyle Busch or perhaps a rival like Joey Logano, or a back marker like Corey LaJoie…he tried to bury Keselowski before he had a chance to race him on even ground…almost all impartial NASCAR followers have come to understand that Denny is not only a bad husband, bad father, bad teammate, but just generally a bad dude all around…yes he’s very wealthy and now a team owner but that doesn’t erase all his bad deeds…all anyone needs to do is listen to the crowd, he’s gets booed at his home track…Change my mind

What the hell are you talking about I never see this guy complaining he's a passionate driver who wants to win a championship that's his Job and he is always a contender he's a straight shooter and says what he thinks I completely respect that !

Seriously you’ve never heard him complain take another hit on your bong my friend

@@s550mustang5 first of all I don't do any drugs and second of Course every driver has complaints but the haters and I guess you would be one of them seem to act like the guy non stop complains and that's wrong that title belongs to his team mate in the 18 car

His Attitude certainly sucks, but when you look at the performance of the 11 car before Hamlin with ZERO wins and Denny has 46; I think ANYONE would take that. Remember it's a business. Not a social club. Getting those sponsors into victory lane 46 times means a lot. And it's not like Hamlin has some awful reputation away from the track or ever used a slur AKA HR unfriendly.

They had the same car its literally driver talent.

@@vicp1990 on 750 tracks yea sure but not with the 550 package all you have to do is full throttle hell I could go run top 10 just because it's all about equipment. That's why I'm huge on the 750 package cus the drivers actually have to wheel the car

@@bradymccathren3064 he was making an excuse for the 9being a tick off of the 5 car. They have the same car and equipment. Larson dominated everyone all year i dont understand what's not to be understood by my comment.

@@vicp1990 haha what do you have to say now? Look who couldn’t make it out of the round of 12. LOL

Thats what i was thinking 😂😂 Hamlin seems a little butt hurt losing the championship with 2 wins to a guy with 10 plus the all-star

If you looked on the longer runs Elliot and Larson were struggling

@@wv-fisherman5049 did you watch the race. If the last caution doesn’t come Larson doesn’t win he was losing time every lap lol.

Bubba finished 1 spot high than last year in superior equipment, Gibbs resources Hamlin and Bubba deserve each other.

Denny was pretty clearly the best car second half of the race. When next to last caution came out, he was just about to pass Chase. When last caution came out he was just about to pass Truex. Screwing up the final restart was really the only thing that separated it from being a perfectly driven race for him.

@@NovaFT2 So perfect that the other 3 contenders led all the laps of the race and he didn't lead a single lap Kyle leading the most laps Chase leading the 2nd most and Truex leading the 3rd most Denny leading 0

@@mikejoerger3333 exactly! Just because Denny had a good set of tires for 20 laps, doesnt make him the best car of the day. Face the fact - Larsen was better for the whole year. Hamlin was second to Larson the whole season. I dont care abt any driver. But Denny keeps putting his foot in his mouth and he is WAY IN OVER HIS HEAD with the ownership and driving.

Hamlin is in and outta the track. He doesn't hang around and waste time. Usually its pit road interview then media and fly home.

This is a great question. He seems like such a D-bag. And I try to take up for him, from his on track performance. I don't even despise the guy, but he seems so smug.

He and Elliott together doesn’t usually end well.

Him with Elliott probably guaranteed to end badly. I mean, I don’t mind Denny, but he does have a habit of pissing other drivers off.

Chase walked him down and passed him. Then the caution came out. Truex got lucky and started up front and would have won the championship if not for the caution where Larson's team put him out front. It was a game of track position. All 4 cars were good enough to hold onto the lead with 30-40 laps to go. Whoever was out front at that point was going to win the championship. Sucks thats how you decide a championship these days....its just dumb

@@joshuarich6091 no before the last caution came out chase was 3rd, Larson was 4th and 3.8 seconds behind and both were losing time to truex Denny was just starting to cut into the lead was .7 behind Truex actually

I think it was more about clean air v.s dirty air. Martin nailed it. The person who got out front, typically stayed out front until the next caution.

Always an excuse with him. Can't admit that he got his ass whipped.

God at the damn stroke I had

Denny had a fast car at the end, but was junk most of the race. The other 3 all dominated at different stages of the race.

The engines stay the same from the Gen 6 to Gen 7. The gearboxes are what’s changing; from a 4-speed H-pattern to a 6-speed sequential like in Supercars. I’m guessing ARCA will likely pick up the old Gen 6 bodies by like 2025.

True. He does whine a bunch.

I noticed that

Wow ok then believe in your lies

@@Lukepuke311 🤣

LOL, I still don't get all the Denny hate. I mean, he's a clown and a douchebag. But he's not just God awful.

@@jamiethornton6101 Read your second sentence again.

@@j9vlikz683 My point is he's not Brian Vickers or Robby Gordon, running into everyone; every single week. Yeah, he does stupid things. But I see more hate for Hamlin than just about anyone these days. Even Kyle Busch.

Rent Free Bro! Rent Free!

@@thomashines8 Boy, for not being fans, y'all sure are all up on his nuts...

Their crews were over a second slower than Hamlin and Larson, they didn’t show up

I think you spelt hailey deegan wrong

Team Jordan

The choker

Not surprising 😂😂😂

Did you expect anything else?

He kinda made himself a target after Martinsville; everyone’s annoyed at him for overreacting to Bowman’s mistake. Plus he just generally has a habit of pissing other drivers off. He and Elliott in the same room would NOT end well.

@@tedioussugar384 it might have made for good tv though! Haha. I agree with you. It seems like the older drivers are having a hard time mixing with the young group. (I think Clint Bowyer mentioned something like that on Dale Jrs podcast) and I think Denny has pissed off all the older drivers left in the sport. It seems like he has no friends left on the track.

Let the champion pick which track he wants for the last race of the next season. Obviously the scheduling and ticket sales would require the decision be made well before the new season begins. By allowing the champion to pick, the track would vary from year to year and also reward the previous years champion with a small advantage for next year.

And what about 1996?

I bet he gets another one

At your moms house!!!!!

@@kjthefuture nah she dont like useless wanna be winners.

@@Dooguy What have you won. He's won more races than you can ever dream of accomplishing clown

I don’t understand the unnecessary bubba hate. Its fucking stupid

@@kjthefuture 75 feature wins 3 different championships. Not that I need to justify my existence to you.

Denny being jokerfied yhtsi

What in that hot place does that even mean????

Hamlin lost because he is a LOSER.🤔

It wasn't the yellow line. He did beat denny off pit road.

@@kulturkampf Since when? 😂 What’s it there for?

Idk. They said in the broadcast in was either the first or second white line was pit out. I mean Larson beat him by inches albeit. Be he was first out.

It’s not all about the most exciting race possible at the end. The old way gives more importance to every race in the chase.

It sounds way better, the best damn driver deserves it, Hamlin had deserved it, harvick has deserved it, Johnson earned it as many times as he’s won, and Kyle Larson earned it. If any of these 4 drivers got wrecked in the beginning of the race but had the best stats all year long it’d be bullshit, just like hemric winning xfinity championship, that wasn’t deserved

@@davidlevins7646 it is about exciting racing. It was a nail biter to the end. That's how racing should be. It shouldn't be someone wins it all and we just run the last few races because.....if that was the case, Larson would have won races ago.

He did win, in 2020, and still has problems with it.

He was just answering the guy’s question and you can win in a certain format but still not think it’s the best format

That applies to Harvick. Get your facts straight!!!

@@tonybanke3560 4th or 12th still a loser lol

Then Hamlin, Truett is an Loser.

@@tonybanke3560 Yep 2nd place 1st. Loser

Why discredit him or the other two just because they didn’t win….it’s still an accomplishment to make it to the final four….all of them are great drivers….pure luck with that caution is flat out the only reason Kyle won…he was 4th and way back with no chance in hell of getting the lead until that caution came out….they all did great during various times during the race