0-18: The Denny Hamlin Championship Paradox 

For sure you're right on. It's mental how much the similarities are between the two, even though the same parts of their careers. It's just a mirror of careers in different sports. At this point if they ever win a ring at all, it'll somehow be in the same year.

I like that comparison. Both were apart of the best team recently and somehow found a way to lose. CP3 in the finals vs the Bucks and Denny this year. No clue how they both lost then

@@DrRelientD I always thought Chris Paul and the Suns 2021 Finals loss after their 2-0 lead reminded me of Denny’s 2010 Homestead race As a Bucks fan, it was great to watch

Denny keeps thinking he needs a front end positive car. He is wrong

Denny is undeniably the best driver not to win a championship. Mark who at this point

no problem sir

Can't really judge off that because the approach is wildly different

Pretty cringe

Nothing Dummy Hamlin ever said was "legendary"

Fair enough yall lol, I’m an old Gordon fan so Hamlin isn’t really my guy. I root for the Hendrick boys. But I kinda thought that comment was funny lol

​@@youfillmylifewithjello6661 doesn't matter

​@@Dougie1969 crying because he beat your favorite driver

Thank you! Will do!

You love to see it to someone whos an entitled dick and doesn't deserve it

Couldn't happen to a better person tho

​@@88crazydriver cry

@@EndlessFlame1 about what 🤣

@@88crazydriver him beating your favorite driver

He has major Chris Paul energy. Altho this current format has screwed him up a lot, 2010 was absolutely his best shot to have won it

Talent? Lol he drives for Gibbs. A freaking monkey could drive their cars and do just as good.

His version of “Clutch” is trying to hit the living hell out of whomever is in front of him to knock them out of the way with fucking 5 laps to go.

He won the Daytona 500 3 times

@@silvy3047 Literally anybody can win that race. It hasn’t been special in years. Stop pretending it is.

I can’t agree more, as a fan of Hamlin since JJ Yeley was in the #11, before Hamlin, I couldn’t agree more, truly heartbreaking, I cried in the final laps on Martinsville slightly watching the end of another good season for Hamlin gone, knowing it will be another year of hoping and praying and nail biting for him to get that far next year 😭🥺🥺

​@@FloridaBoyDanJJ Yeley never drove the 11, he drove the 18 before Busch

​@@jimmyrodrigues8703Yeley was also part time in the 11 in 2005 after Leffler was let go. Terry Labonte for a few weeks and then Yeley and Hamlin sharing the remaining races. Then they both went full time in 2006 after Labonte left

in terms of stats anyway

He doesn't deserve a title

@@shadowedlvnar1635 why? he has been a consistent presence in the championship battle since joining the cup series, especially so within the last 5 years. what about him is unworthy of a title?

@@your_boywife oh.. so you're delusional? Lmao

Chase Elliot fans. Childishly hating for hate sakes.

2014 it really was just Harvick and Newman were on an absolute mission. Him giftwrapping Jimmie what seemed like another mickey mouse title as a Hendrick hater in 2010 still pisses me off to this day 😭

I wouldn’t say 2021 JGR gave it away, their pit stop wasn’t bad by any means. Hendrick just happened to completely nail everything in that final stop. The kind of stop that happens but once a year if you’re the best. Martin did nothing wrong, the car was still arguably the fastest after the stop, Kyle just got lucky and Hendrick fluked an amazing stop when it mattered most. Btw, I am saying this as a Larson fan.

real

Well, Elliott deserved the 2022 championship, so there's that

You're crazy.

​@@FantasySportsZen I agree Dude's nuts

​@@simoneburini4036I thought Joey won in 2022

He's genuinely never stopped beefing with Hamlin since, and it'd be funny if it wasn't sad, really.

thank you

7time! No comparison!

ong i think he’s better than martin at this point

@@ihave40winsytpassed mark after his 2nd 500

That would be Mark Martin

36:29 is your answer 😅

9 laps and he would’ve done it man

Would’ve had it in 2020 had his tire not blown

Many great drivers don't have a Brickyard win. There are plenty more concerns for Denny's career outlook at the moment

@FloridaBoyDan it started in 2017 at Martinsville when he took out Elliott. Hendrick/Elliott fans for some reason will not let that go. I’m not a Denny hater by the way, I actually love the guy and pull for him when my driver is out of contention

Because he’s a narcissistic asshole He’s the only Gibbs driver I don’t like And no I’m not an Elliott fan

@@JacobKaplan95 I knew it lol, I see people talk about it all the time but I’m like damn yo it’s racing I mean nah punting people sucks but all the most loved and best racers of NASCAR drove that way save maybe B.Elliot, R.Wallace, yk there’s more but I can’t think right now but yea the list goes on and on of drivers who used to tell you they were gonna wreck you and do it, the times and fan base have changed imo and that’s ultimately why Hamlins hated, they say he cries bout shit and does it back, but so did everyone, Tony Stewart brad keselowski Dale sr Kyle Busch Matt kenseth Carl edwards logano now like everyone’s done it and or does it and fans love it and I hate how much biased chase Elliot gets I wish he never went to Hendrick man I love Larson hate the team like man Hamlin just does the same and yea he doesn’t exactly say “imma wreck you next week” like guys like Stewart did but that’s because he knows if he did he would get penalized/fined, idk man I fully agree with what you said bout the turning point being that Martinsville race but yea I just feel like the nascar fan base needs to just pick their whining asses up and enjoy the racing, I love watching Hamlin and drivers go at it ending in people getting ran into the fence or spun for the lead, not for the dirty aspect of it, but that’s our sport, rubbings racing, it’s last lap battles like this that make this sport memorable, I get it, I hate seeing my guy get wrecked for the lead, but what can you do man, shits been happening before the majority of this new fan base was born possibly, the Allison brothers are a good example, people just like to cry nowadays, I love watching drivers door bang even if it’s Hamlin in the fence, I’m pissed yea but dammit I enjoyed the 10 laps building up to this moment

@@JacobKaplan95 sorry bro I wrote you a story, but I felt like it was a good point I needed to make, because I do agree with what ur comment is, and yea Hamlins by guy since Rudd retired, I love R.Blaney but it was real bittersweet to watch another of my secondary favorite drivers (Kyle Larson/Ryan Blaney) win a title before Hamlin did 😕 especially when this playoff run looked so promising

@@FloridaBoyDan you’re good no worries lol. I can talk NASCAR all day so I don’t mind a long response. But yeah you’re right, every driver has bumped or taken someone out. I just find it extremely hypocritical how people praise Earnhardt for wrecking people to win races, but when Denny does it, those exact same people trash him. Pisses me off honestly. Like you said, I don’t know what’s happened to the fan base but they’ve gotten extremely soft over the last decade

Thanks!

he still beat your favorite driver

@@piedmontrailfan81 Jeff Gordon is a tough act to follow.

Yeah. He really should stop with his “wrecking is racing” strategy. At the very least I’m sure he won’t ever publicly admit to it again.

im him

i think 2024 is hit last chance

w then

noted🫡

😭

u know it was a banger

him never winning a championship

He won't get one with any format. If you use full season points for every chase/playoffs season he still would have 0 championships.

@@bw-leftturnracing7779 had the ebst avg fin. by 0.7 in 2020,

Not really This year would have been the closest he came without the playoffs In the non playoff format he would have been -8 behind Byron

onb

he’s my pick for this yr

Keep dreaming

we know