Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin have had a tumultuous relationship even when they were teammates on Superspeedways. They had a difficult day at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with both drivers experiencing wrecks and spins. Interestingly, Hamlin crashed once in each of the three stages, completing a racing trifecta. Two of the incidents involved his former teammates, the two-time Cup champions.
Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch was the first to put Hamlin in a challenging situation. In the first stage, they made contact when Hamlin tried to move to the inside lane, thinking he had enough space. However, Busch, who was driving alongside him, spun him into the filed grass at AMS. Luckily, both cars escaped major damage.
This incident seemed to confirm Busch’s previous comments about racing or drafting with Hamlin on Superspeedways. He claimed that Hamlin often makes sudden and drastic changes, ruining momentum and causing incidents.
Despite the crashes, Hamlin finished the race in 23rd place, while Busch had an impressive performance and secured a third-place finish, just 0.007 seconds behind the winner in a thrilling three-car photo finish. Busch was able to make his way into the mix in the final laps with assistance from Hamlin’s driver in 23XI’s No:23 Toyota.
NASCAR fans took to social media to express their opinions on the incident. Some commented on NASCAR’s official page, which shared a video of the incident. The reactions were mixed, but the majority seemed to support Busch over Hamlin.
Certain fans also took the opportunity to criticize the commentator on Fox Sports who blamed Busch for the incident. Many disagreed with this perspective from the former RCR driver.
It seems that Kyle Busch is up to his usual dirty tactics.
Denny Hamlin appears to be lacking the necessary skills.
Let’s get the facts straight.
Denny caused the wreck himself.
We need to get rid of Boyer! He’s always overshadowing Mike.
Hamlin literally turned left and drove into Kyle Busch. Clint Boyer claims “Kyle Busch turned him.”
The crank it up during pit stops is terrible. My grandpa and I miss being able to hear our wives.
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