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Ever since the Circuit of The Americas race, there is a controversy about wrecking cars in NASCAR. Of course, we all know what happened in COTA, Ross Chastain took Trackhouse Racing’s first win and allegedly, wrecked A. J. Allmendinger to get the win.

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Now, whether Ross Chastain banged him out of the way or was it just something that happened at the moment, we will let you decide that.

However, Denny Hamlin had a few things to say about the matter.

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The Martinsville Incident Between Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman

Denny Hamlin talks about a particular incident when a competitor spun him out of the lead, costing him the regular-season championship. Of course, it’s no surprise that he is talking about the incident between him and Alex Bowman in Martinsville when he got spun out of the lead.

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Denny Hamlin Talks About Why Drivers Choose to Bump Into Others

It seemed like he understands why drivers would bump into one another. Speculating the motive, Denny says, ” I think the win it all cost is worth it because there really is no cost so it’s really no cost to them,”

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Denny Hamlin then introspected by looking at his past races, “I’m guilty of it too, you know. I got spun out of the lead in two races last year, one cost just the regular-season championship. I haven’t done anything about it, so maybe that’s a message to the competitors that you can do that and he ain’t gonna do anything.”

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Essentially, Denny is suggesting that he never paid Alex Bowman back for the Martinsville incident. So, that could give the competitors the idea that the #11 Toyota Camry is an easy target. On top of that, it insinuates more drivers wreck each other, and not pay a price for it.

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In the end, controlled aggression is a part of sports and motorsports. However, the increase in drivers spinning others out instead of overtaking is increasing even more. Of course, it makes the sport more entertaining, but also, unfair to the drivers.

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane. Short tracks have a special place in Hetul's heart, but he gets really excited for Superspeedways, especially when the race is at Talladega. However, when the Formula One paddock gets ready to race, you'll find Hetul hoping to see Carlos Sainz stand at the top of the podium.

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