Denny Hamlin Slams “Stupidest” Social Media Comments as He Opens Up on Chase Elliott’s Concerning Injury

Chase Elliott‘s recent snowboarding injury has triggered a massive debate among critics after he missed out on the Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas on Sunday. The 2020 Cup Series champ underwent surgery after fracturing his tibia and has been sidelined for an indefinite period of time. Many critics on social media expressed their opinions on the activities drivers should or should not be doing during the season to avoid missing out on races. Seeing this, Denny Hamlin shut down the “stupidest” social media comments from critics while expressing his thoughts on Chase Elliott’s injury.

Denny Hamlin recently gave an insight into how other physical sports helped him disconnect from racing and stay mentally dedicated to NASCAR. He also pointed out that NASCAR’s most famous driver, Chase Elliott, is likely sidelined for multiple weeks while addressing his thoughts on the ongoing controversy about drivers’ off-track activities.

Denny Hamlin responds to social media comments on Elliot’s injury

In the recent iteration of The Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin reckoned that the physical activities off the track helped him mentally as he is only only involved in NASCAR as a Joe Gibbs Racing driver but also as a 23XI Racing team owner. The three-time Daytona 500 winner also admitted that sometimes the competitive spirit of an athlete leads them to take chances.

He said, “But accidents do happen, right? I mean, sometimes you plant your foot in the wrong spot and sometimes you hit a mogul that is unplanned, right? Or you just catch an edge.”

Further, the #11 Toyota driver ended up taking a dig at the social media comments from people that claimed injuries could be unavoidable and can happen anywhere.

Denny Hamlin stated, “Like there’s just so many different ways it can happen and people on social media are just saying, ‘Aw you can get hurt walking down the sidewalk.’ That is the stupidest. Can we just stop with that?”

“There’s more risk in extreme sports. So stop saying like, you can also get hurt while walking down the sidewalk,” added Hamlin.

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In conclusion, he stated that drivers should be allowed to do whatever they need, to stay mentally healthy over the course of the season.

Denny Hamlin’s take on ongoing debate following Elliott’s injury

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While talking about risk management, Denny Hamlin agreed that drivers could avoid getting in tough situations which could put them under an injury threat. However, he also felt that drivers should be allowed to do anything that supports their mental health and keeps them focused on racing.

The NASCAR veteran said, “I think that you know, we have to let these drivers do what they need to do to be mentally in this game. Because it is tough, you know, you travel it. We all travel with this circus every weekend and it’s tough. The grind is hard.”

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