“Screw everyone else,” Denny Hamlin blames NASCAR for lack of respect in the Cup garage

The lack of respect in the Cup garage conversation is going nowhere. Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin, who was the root cause of the start of the discussion, has once again come out to give his opinion on the issue. He pointed finger at NASCAR for the issue and claimed that the inability of the sanctioning body to punish the hyper-aggressors is the reason for the issues.

Denny Hamlin, while talking about the issue before the Richmond Cup race, said that the lack of reciprocation is the real issue. Kevin Harvick, the oldest driver on the grid, had a similar opinion as Hamlin to share. He pointed out that the lack of consequences for aggression is the reason why drivers choose to be the way they are.

“There’s a lot of things that have changed within our sport. They frown upon hand-to-hand combat after the event. They frown upon retaliation on the racetrack. So, really, what’s the worst that can happen? There’s just no repercussions, and you really don’t have to face that person when you get out or next week on the racetrack,” Denny Hamlin said.

The 23XI Racing co-owner has hinted that the regulation of the past should be re-instated. He said, “So you try to do the best you can for your team and screw everyone else in the process. It’s just different now than it used to be because of all the rules that we’ve got,”.

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Denny Hamlin wasn’t respectful at Richmond Raceway

Hamlin, who has been preaching respect for the last few weekends, should have been wiser with his choices at Richmond Raceway last Sunday. He spun JJ Yeley, who drove part-time in the series with Rick Ware Racing on stage one. Yeley, in his post-race interview, was critical of Hamlin’s actions.

“It’s pretty simple. I mean, he just ran me over and got me on the road; I’m assuming he wanted a caution. I mean, there was no sun in his eyes. I don’t know if there could have been anything you know from a guy who’s been preaching respect for the last couple of weeks. It seemed really silly on lap 32, knowing it would be a short runoff, so he had no worries or issues,” said JJ Yeley.

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