“ You don’t know what it’s like to dominate a season ,” said Denny Hamlin. To say that the veteran driver is frustrated would be an understatement, and it seems he has reached a breaking point. In the 2025 season, he 44-year-old secured six wins and showed relentless consistency, resulting in the NASCAR fandom buzzing about his first title. But despite his best efforts, and even after dominating the finale at Phoenix, the Joe Gibbs Racing veteran fell short. And now, the Virginia-native isn’t mincing his words.

As format tweaks loom for 2026, Hamlin dismisses the idea of the 36-race chase coming back, and in a recent talk, he also shared his thoughts about different people wanting different formats. So let’s dive deep into what he really thinks about crowning champs, and who are these ‘

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