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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #54 SportClips Haircuts Toyota, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on September 04, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #54 SportClips Haircuts Toyota, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on September 04, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
In the aftermath of the Pocono race drama, Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft spoke about Denny Hamlin and approved of Denny having his own pit crew.
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During a podcast with Dale Jr’s Dirty Mo Media, Freddie Kraft said, “If you want the best guys in the sport you’ve gotta go out and get ’em. Denny showed you very recently that if he wants something or someone he’s gonna go out and get them. Obviously, it’s gonna cost them more money probably than getting a crew from JGR but that’s the cost of doing business.
“If there are six pit crews at JGR you’re gonna think that they align the four best for themselves you’re not gonna give the 23 or 45 two of their best six.”
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Denny Hamlin brought in his own pit crew, and it seemed to have worked out well for him. Considering the fact that he did technically get the race win at Pocono. Even though the win was later stripped off later.
Denny Hamlin plans to sell the Pocono Trophy on eBay
After being disqualified from the race win at Pocono, Denny Hamlin took to Twitter to post a video of him eating next to the trophy and pouring himself a glass of champagne from the bottle he won.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 26: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, waves to fans during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 26, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
In the captions, Hamlin wrote “Live on EBay. 1 tainted trophy and 1 used bottle of champagne.“
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Live on EBay. 1 tainted trophy and 1 used bottle of champagne pic.twitter.com/kfZn6C877o
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) July 26, 2022
Denny expressed he himself did not want to keep the trophy and instead literally just give it away. On the other hand, even Chase Elliott who was announced the winner said he does not want it either. He’s okay if Denny wants to keep it.
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We don’t really know the fate of the trophy as to who’ll get their hands on it. Maybe a lucky fan gliding across eBay might get their hands on it.
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