Denny Hamlin charged through the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series like a man on a mission. A mission to win his first title. His 2025 season took off from an emotional win at Martinsville, where he waved that defiant “11 against the world” flag. From there to dominating 208 laps in the Phoenix finale, where he fell short of that elusive title by just forty seconds. And that heartbreak of the final loss still lingers.

As the sport enters its off-season, Hamlin’s still trying to cope with that loss, taking some time to recharge himself. And in the process, he’s distancing himself from the track’s relentless grind. Fans and pundits still buzz about the what-ifs from Phoenix, where a strategy call from his crew chief under pressure defined the outcome. Hamlin’s distance from the sport and his team ig

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