The NASCAR championship weekend had some wild fallouts. After Corey Heim smoothly fetched his Craftsman Truck Series championship, things got bumpy for the Xfinity and Cup favorites. 10-time Xfinity race winner Connor Zilisch could not finish the job. Jesse Love defeated him due to a fast car. However, the puzzling factor is that neither Denny Hamlin could, even though he also had the fastest Cup Series car.

Fans and experts have speculated about the possible reasons for these results. In Denny Hamlin’s case, the tire strategy on the final caution of the Phoenix race seemed like the turning point. However, Bubba Wallace’s spotter pointed at the NASCAR rule allowing for the mishap instead.

The system doomed Denny Hamlin again

Denny Hamlin was leading with four laps to go at Phoenix Racew

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