Denny Hamlin breaks silence on NASCAR lawyers’ claim that 23XI and FRM ‘doesn’t want to grow the sport’

23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin has responded to the bold accusation from NASCAR lawyer following the new lawsuit.

Denny Hamlin breaks silence on NASCAR lawyers’ claim that 23XI and FRM ‘doesn’t want to grow the sport’

Denny Hamlin (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)

The 2024 racing season saw the teams and sanctioning body go head-to-head over the new charter deal. The negotiations went sideways when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports refused to sign the new deal, while other teams did, and sue NASCAR alleging monopoly. They were able to win the initial court battles, including forcing them to let them race in 2025 via an injunction.

Now NASCAR has filed a countersuit against the team, alleging they violated anti-trust laws and orchestrated anticompetitive collective conduct, naming 23XI co-owner Curtis Polk as the instigator. NASCAR attorney Chris Yates took things to another level, when they questioned the integrity of the teams and claimed they don’t want the sport to grow in a recent interview.

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NASCAR wants to work with teams to grow the sport. I don’t know if 23XI and Front Row truly want to grow the sport, so I don’t know what the path toward a resolution here is at the moment.

Chris Yates told The Athletic.

23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin, who has been outspoken about the court drama came across Yates’ comments on social media and shared his feelings about it. He pointed out at his autograph session at the Toyota GAZOO Racing merchandise hauler this weekend at COTA, highlighting how he is promoting the sport.

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Come see me actively promoting and growing our sport this Saturday.

Denny Hamlin wrote on X.

Denny Hamlin also called out the outrageous calms from Chris Yates

In the media interaction after the filing of the new lawsuit, the NSASCAR attorney Yates made some bold comments regarding the lawsuit. He also made some accusation that can be seem as outrageous.

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NASCAR Journalist Claire B Lang shared the comments of Yates via her official X page. Hamlin who came across the comments was furious and didn’t hessite to call them out. He accused yates of lying, claiming there is a need of fact checkers.

You should have a fact checker in the room at all times.

Denny Hamlin wrote on X.

Lang later responded to Hamlin, validating his comments while also defending their reporting. She highlighted how she is neutral in the issue and is only sharing the comments from both sides, without any judgement, which is how things should be.