The roar begins to build at Bristol, with high stakes, tight turns, and a crowd bracing for another wild night race. Earlier this season at Bristol, Kyle Larson led 411 of 500 laps in the Food City 500, barely letting anyone else touch his tail as he pulled away by over two seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin. With recent stats showing only a handful of lead changes and fewer cautions, many drivers worry that the Next Gen car’s aero package, with its grip, downforce, and how it handles dirty air, is squeezing the action. So as Bristol approaches once again, the tension isn’t just about driver skill, but about whether the car itself will let the racing breathe. And that’s where Denny Hamlin’s voice cuts in sharpest.

Over the past months, Hamlin has repeatedly argued that the Next Gen car needs t

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