Denny Hamlin reveals NASCAR Managing Director claimed online playoff critics are “bots, not real people”
Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin has revealed the concerning opinion from senior NASCAR official about playoff criticism.
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Since its inception of the playoff format, it has been receiving a lot of criticism. One of the major issues the racing community has with the format is the fact that the playoff often doesn’t reward the most consistent driver of the season. Instead, the rewards are reaped by racers who peak at the right time.
With Kyle Larson, who won six races this season, missing out on the championship-4 following poor run in the R-8, criticism started pouring in yet again. But NASCAR is in denial about the criticism online and Managing Director Mike Forde’s conversation with Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin proves it.
The No:11 Toyota driver in his podcast revealed that he talked with Forde about the criticism to which the senior official replied it was from bots, not real people. The JGR veteran Denny Hamlin reminded hm that the numbers don’t lie and asserted that being in denial about it isn’t good for the sport.
I said, ‘Man, this format is getting hammered on the internet.’ He’s like ‘It’s bots. It’s not real people. I said, ‘Okay, you can turn a blind eye if you want, and you can be in denial, but numbers don’t lie, numbers never lie. The fact is that you’ve got some randomness to this thing.
Denny Hamlin said via Actions Detrimental.
Denny Hamlin laments missing out on the championship-4
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver came into the season with hopes of winning the title, but he seasons ended yet again in a R-8 elimination. While talking about not getting the win at Martinsville admitted that he is determined to bounce back and fight for win next year at the track.
[My race was] Similar to the spring. We were just fourth, fifth best, and that’s kind of where we were. I had track position at times, but when I was at our best handling-wise, it was just good enough to keep up, and that was it. We just haven’t had it for a couple years now, and we’ll go to work on it and try to figure out what we can do to come here in the spring and win.
Denny Hamlin said.
The 23XI Racing co-owner though still have some championship hopes, as his driver Tyler Reddick in the finale to fight for the championship. It will be interesting to see how the Phoenix race would playout for the veteran.
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