(Video) Michigan crowd hilariously celebrates Denny Hamlin spinning out while fighting Bubba Wallace for the lead with loud applause
Denny Hamlin being one of most disliked drivers in the racing community, it was no surprise to see some fans cheering when he spun out.
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Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace (Via IMAGO)
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway was postponed to Monday, due to heavy rain. The racers completed the first stage before coming back to the garage, and till then the race featured few moments the fans cheered. One such event was Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin spinning out.
Towards the end of the first stage, Denny Hamlin found himself in a tricky spot. He was fighting Kyle Larson for the lead, as it has been for many races the whole 2024 season, most of the stage one, before his own driver Bubba Wallace outsmarted both to get the lead. Suddenly the duo found themselves in hunt for the lead.
The No. 11 gets loose and goes for a slide through the grass! ? pic.twitter.com/6MGezIVr4A
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 18, 2024
Denny Hamlin pushed his No:11 Toyota Camry hard in order to take back the lead. On the last corner, Wallace made a small mistake and determined to get upfront, Hamlin increased the pace, but to his dismay he lost the control coming into the frontstretch and got lose. She started sliding into the infield grass, but made an impressive save to get back on track.
The Michigan crowd hilariously celebrated his spin with raucous applause. This has to do with the fact that he is one of the most disliked drivers in the grid and fans often loves to see him fail. The spin giving an advantage to Kyle Larson, who is a fan favourite also might have also motivated them. Hamlin on the team radio admitted his mistake and said he should have been patient.
Sorry about that Chris [Gabeheart] F**k, I should have taken what I had.Denny Hamlin said.
Denny Hamlin explained what led to the crash
After the race was postponed Hamlin talk to the media and explained what went wrong at the moment. He pointed out that he got caught in a bad aero spot and it resulted in him spinning out. The Toyota driver also revealed that his car has a little underbody damage and don’t know how this would affect his race tomorrow.
Well it is in those type of scenarios, I made a move there thinking maybe I could get to – I saw Bubba was a little weak off Turn 4 but right there, I just got into a bad aero spot and it happened so quick. Yeah, now I’ve just got a little extra time to think about my sins behind the car over the next while we’re trying to get this. It has a little damage on the underbody, I don’t know how much of an effect it will have.
Denny Hamlin said.
The damage to the No:11 doesn’t seem to be much, so the veteran does have the chance to get back to the top and attempt to secure the win tomorrow. It would be interesting to see how the race would playout between Wallace, Hamlin and Larson on Monday.
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