

Perhaps it’s a good time to pull the curtain off of the time when Denny Hamlin had the absolutely appropriate reaction anyone would have had if they saw Ryan Newman and Daniel Suarez having a ‘heated discussion’ in front of them.
This was back in 2019, after the race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Newman and Suarez seemed to have disagreed over something that happened on the track.
And as racecar drivers often do, they were trying to prove each other wrong.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
It could very well be Daniel Suarez vs. Ryan Newman for the final spot in the #NASCARPlayoffs.@IMS pic.twitter.com/8D6z4ZVPW5
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) September 7, 2019
However, then, as the two were going through this ordeal in the foreground, Denny Hamlin entered the background. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver did his best to act and look like he was just casually taking a walk, completely uninterested in what was happening in front of him.
But that wasn’t the case, because that certainly didn’t look like it on video, something the NASCAR fans were quick to point out.
“Denny: “Yeah, I’m just going to stay out of this one,” one fan wrote in the comments while one comment read, “Hamlim was waiting for Harvick to push somebody into somebody.”
A fan hilariously wrote, “Hamlin was like: “Why are these two arguing about?!” while one fan observed, “Denny had to go “check out “ his car meaning eavesdrop, LOL.”
One fan wrote, “Denny trying his best to be nosey.”
But perhaps the most apt comment was this – “Denny’s just…there.”
Watch This Story: Hailie Deegan Bluntly Admits on Her NASCAR Career I Probably Wouldn’t Be in the Ride I’m in Right Now if It Wasn’t for Me Doing Social Media
Denny Hamlin in 2019
In 2019, Denny Hamlin had one of the best seasons of his career. It kick-started with the big win at Daytona 500, setting him up perfectly for what was to come.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
The JGR driver ended up finishing inside the top five 19 times, 24 times inside the top tens with an average finish of 9.5 and 6 race wins.

via Imago
Denny Hamlin watches a television monitor as the last car qualifies for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Hamlin won the pole for Saturday night’s race. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP) ORG XMIT: VABRI321
However, it all came undone after a late-race, strategic mishap made sure he finished 10th in the race that really mattered at Homestead Miami.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Denny Hamlin finished fourth in the last four, in the end, making sure his quest for the long elusive Cup title remained what it still remains to this day, an unconquered quest.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT