Denny Hamlin Hits Back at NASCAR Director’s Insinuation Against His & Kyle Busch’s Penalties

At the Pocono Raceway, both Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified, which eventually handed Hamlin’s win to Chase Elliott. Recently, NASCAR director Brad Moran explained the actions that they took while meting out the penalties. According to him, the offenses were not as severe as Roush Fenway-Keselowski Racing’s or Front Row Motorsports’.

In light of this, Hamlin hit back at the insinuation, declaring that the punishment was pretty damaging. This was because he lost a few playoff points, and at this juncture, it was pretty costly. Especially considering that this is pretty far into regular season, the loss of points must have been devastating.

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Aside from the five playoff points, his team lost more than $100k, as well as 52 points earned during the race.

Denny Hamlin has to simply move on from the disqualification

Of course, he and teammate Busch cannot afford to dwell on their mistakes. All that they can do is try and focus on the remaining races in the regular season. Aside from the pain of losing the points, the good news is that both of them have qualified safely.

However, the real task will be for them to snatch more wins, so that new winners cannot upset the status quo. This is because there are already 14 different winners and a total of 16 Playoff spots.

After the race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, there are four regular season races left. With that, the race to seal the final two Playoff spots will be fierce. To be precise, the drivers with wins under their belts will be keen to stop new winners.

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At the same time, there are drivers like Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. These three, in particular, are hunting for their first win of the 2022 Cup Series season. Unfortunately, there are three of them and two spots left. Without a doubt, Denny Hamlin will try to help Truex, as he is his teammate.