“I Have Really Thick Skin!” Denny Hamlin Responds to Drama Over Ty Dillon’s Epic Jibe at Him

Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin has given his verdict on social media drama over Ty Dillon’s comments after beating him in bracket challenge.

“I Have Really Thick Skin!” Denny Hamlin Responds to Drama Over Ty Dillon’s Epic Jibe at Him

Denny Hamlin and Ty Dillon (Via IMAGO and @KauligRacing/X)

The five race NASCAR mid-season tournament was one of the biggest talking points coming to this weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Though many drivers were not publicly involved in the hilarious beef, there were serious competition between them as $1 million was the price money. One the high-profile names that was eliminated from round one was Denny Hamlin and the JGR veteran was involved in social media drama after that.

Coming to a Superspeedway race, many big names were expected to get eliminated and it was two Joe Gibbs Racing drivers that made sure that happened. Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin caused two big wrecks in the first two stages of the event, ruining races of the front runners, alongside theirs. Owing to Hamlin’s elimination, Ty Dillon, who was matched up against him got the lucky break, earning him spot in the next round.

After the race, Ty Dillon was asked about the progression and didn’t hesitate to mock Denny Hamlin, using a version of I beat your favorite drivers comment. On Monday’s episode of the Actions Detrimental podcast, the No:11 TRD driver addressed the situation and the social media drama around it. He appreciates Dillon for using the opportunity wisely and asserted that the racer deserves to celebrate the round one win.  

I see people giving Ty Dillon a lot of flak… give him his moment, people. He beat me… He was ahead of me the whole f*cking race. I was 33rd until we crashed. Just let him have his moment. He texted me — he was like, ‘Hey, I was just playing around.’ I loved it.

Denny Hamlin said on Actions Detrimental podcast.

Further talking about the social media drama, Denny Hamlin addressed the fans that are trying to use this opportunity to mock him and get under his skin. He told those fans that he knowns how to take jibes and jokes, as he has a really thick skin. Those who things otherwise are mistaken about who is the three times Daytona 500 winner is as a person, and one of the biggest characters of the sport at the moment.

If you people think that you are going to hurt my feelings by coming in my mentions and saying, ‘Haha, Ty Dilon beat you,’ like, you’re never going to make fun of me more than I’m going to make fun of myself. You’re not going to offend me. I have really thick skin.

Denny Hamlin added.

Denny Hamlin is being the big boy in the situation

In the same conversation, Denny Hamlin asserted that he is being the big boy at the situation and is taking the jibe from Ty Dillon. He highlighted that he makes cheeky comments after races knowing really well that his words will haunt him as soon as he starts losing races.

Denny Hamlin
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You open yourself up and when you do that, the moments you fail, they’re going to give it to you. But you’ve got to be a big boy and take it. I am going to take it from Ty Dillon.

Denny Hamlin said.

He also highlighted how Ty Dillon thought it through with his post-race media comments, as he has more than two hours to prepare for it owing to the fact that the No:11 Toyota wrecked in the second stage of the race. Hamlin, like other drivers expected this unpredictability to playout at Atlanta.

The guy had two hours to think about his acceptance speech. In the car, he sees me on the wrecker and he’s like, ‘Ah, I sure hope they interview me after this race.’ … Listen, this is the unpredictability of putting us on a speedway race.

Denny Hamlin added.

If Denny Hamlin had won the bracket challenge, nothing would have changed. But now since Ty Dillon has progressed the racer gets more headline, limelight and a good shot at fighting to secure a good payday for him and his teammate.

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