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Denny Hamlin claims he got the 'best pit crew and best crew chief' after Dover triumph
Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin has been the most productive driver so far in the 2024 season. He is the only driver alongside Willaim Byron of HMS to secure more than one with this season (3 wins) and is a front runner for the championship. The No:11 crew’s improved performance has been a major reason for his form.

Out of the three wins he has secured in 2024, two were product fats pit-stops. At Richmond his crew helped him to get upfront on the final re-restart and last week at Dover, the same scene played out. Denny Hamlin, while discussing this win via his podcast pointed out that he has the best crew and engineers in the Cup garage.

Hamlin was discussing the fact that going into Dover he had predicted that he would come out victorious. He made these claims because he believes he got one of the best and young crew there in the Cup garage. It’s interesting to see Hamlin finally having a strong crew as over the years, pit-stop mishaps has been his Achilles heel.

We told ya. We told you it would happen, right? I felt confident, I'm with one of the best teams, I got one of the best pit crews, I got the best crew chief engineers all that. I should expect to win every week. We've got some track history here where we were pretty strong and so I was pretty confident in that prediction. Denny Hamlin said via Action Detrimental.

Denny Hamlin reveals that charter agreement negotiations have reached boiling point

Via the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Denny Hamlin discussed the uncertainty over the charter agreement. The NASCAR teams and the sanctioning body is on two opposite sides of the discussion and has now reached the boiling pint over it. Hamlin is disappointed because of the lack of transparency from NASCAR over the issues.

And this is the first time I’m saying it publicly because I think we’ve reached a boiling point where it needs to be fixed. Certainly, we’re dealing with one individual who won’t come out publicly and tell his story of why he won’t give these things to the teams that have invested heavily in putting the show on each and every week. Denny Hamlin said.

Being the co-owner of 23XI Racing, Denny Hamlin is having tough time. On the one side he is having the best days of his career on the track, but off the track as a team owner he dealing with a lot of blows back. Sorting out that charter agreement earlier might help Hamlin to be more productive than ever on the track.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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