Sarcastic Denny Hamlin Bashes His New Target While Responding to Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Driver, Triggering a Discussion Among Fans

One of the biggest talking points from last season in NASCAR, certainly in the first half of the season, was the tires. Drivers were facing all kinds of problems with them and Goodyear was the regular recipient of fans’ wrath. But then, things got better until now, perhaps. Because Denny Hamlin may have stirred the pot with his one simple response.

Hamlin, who is coming fresh off his unsuccessful penalty appeal, responded to a tweet by another somewhat controversial figure as of late, Ryan Preece. This led to NASCAR fans throwing in their different opinions on the subject of tires in the sport.

Denny Hamlin has NASCAR fans talking about tire falloff from various perspectives

Ryan Preece, who secured the first pole of his career at Martinsville, tweeted a picture of his tires with the caption, “this… as a slick…,” to which Denny Hamlin replied, “It’s possible to make a tire with falloff after all huh?”

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This response from the veteran kick-started a discussion among the fans as they chimed in with their varying reactions on the subject.

Hamlin wonders if NASCAR will use the precedent set with him on Ryan Preece

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At this point, Hamlin seems to be pretty sour with NASCAR for the way things happened and unfolded with regard to his penalty. This was quite evident from the comments he made on the Ryan Preece-Kyle Larson incident from Bristol.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin claimed it’s no wonder Ryan Preece was “pi**ed,” as he compared it to his own Phoenix incident with Ross Chastain.

“Looked very familiar, looked very, very familiar to Phoenix but that’s what racing is. I’m not saying either one of them deserved to be penalized, but it depends,” Hamlin said.

“Are we gonna use the precedent or not?”

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