Hamlin a Bit Two-Faced for Dog-Piling on Bowyer

September 24, 2010 13 Comments »

So, Denny Hamlin, NASCAR is now beyond criticism?

That’s what Hamlin was sounding like Friday, supporting the organization for its punishment of Clint Bowyer’s team after the car that won at New Hampshire was deemed illegal.

There are a lot of people who have a right to sound off on this. However, Hamlin isn’t one of them.

Hamlin is one of NASCAR’s biggest critics. He’s been fined for negative tweets about NASCAR. He’s downright accused NASCAR of making up a pit road speeding penalty against him a few years back at Phoenix in an artificial attempt to liven up the show. (One of his PR guys actually called me to say thanks a few days after I supported his stance in a column.)

Hamlin is on top of the points standings, and the guy who was second just got docked 150 points. It’s one thing to support NASCAR’s decision, the way Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon did during press briefings. But by showing such glee over a potential threat getting penalized, Hamlin doesn’t exactly come off as a confident contender who will find a way to win this thing no matter what anybody else brings to the track.

He comes off as a third-grader, breathing a sigh of relief after discovering the sixth-grade bully went home with a cold before getting the chance to pound him at recess.

Why else would someone who normally equates NASCAR’s management style with The Three Stooges all of a sudden support its absolute wisdom?

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  • Jim

    Denny Hamlin is a crybaby and a loud mouth. He hasn’t been on the job long enough to talk the talk the way he tries to do.

  • SB

    Glad I’m not the only one that had that reaction to Denny’s comments. I found it interesting that he said HE could tell the car was illegal just by looking at it? He must have some incredible vision to tell a car was the thickness of a quarter off just by looking, when Nascar had to tear it down completely to find anything wrong. He really does come off sounding like a kid on the playground known for tattling, doesn’t he? Not the more appealing side of Mr. Hamlin.

  • Carlos

    Hamlin likes to kiss Nascar’s rear-end alot. I really don’t believe Clint Bowyer was cheating. Why didn’t they penalized Hamlin and Johnson for not passing the inspection the first time after the race at N.H.? All the other cars passed them during the first time. I guess Hamlin and Johnson really do get special treatments from Nascar.

  • Robert Bates

    Typical reaction from the children drivers at JGR. They’re all big talking loud mouth punks who think they’re somehow entitled. They are young boys with lots of money who have forgotten where they came from. I have been a fan for over 50 years but drivers like these, the chase and the idiots in charge of NASCAR are why fans are leaving the sport in drove. I think I willjoin them.

  • gwsp3

    Thank You!

  • jack bertling

    If was childress or boyer and somebody says I won by cheating and have been cheating all year to my face, which hamlin basically did and actually the final word has not been said-due to the appeal process-Mr hamlin would know be lying in a heap on the ground.What is nascar going to do-throw rcr out of nascar? It is time for the owners and drivers start sticking up themselves by throwing a few punches. It does.t take a brave man to take somebody out on the track and cost the car owners a ton of money-especially when a driver readily admits it that he took somebody out on purpose. If I were an owner these days I would tell nascar-I guess you don’t need me or my 3 or 4 teams anymore. Nascar is already heading to join the Titanis anyway.

  • http://facebook Viki

    I was a big Denny fan…but what is he doing going all over the place checking out everyone’s car & when he said RCR were cheating that was it for me…I love Clint he’s my driver..& we dont need Denny being the snitch of the garage I thik he’s a big mouth kid to talk bad about Bowyer.I think they are all going through enough right now I thought Nascar was one big happy family…well thta’s not the way I talk about my family…so I’m taking him of my friend list forever….I hate that because I really loved him….

  • http://jayski Tommy Ledford

    I guess we can call Denny Hamlin the HEAD TELLER. Do not like Hamlin or Busch anyway. Cliont Bowyer is the man .

  • Ken

    Denny just said what was being said in the gargae area to reporters. It seems some people can’t handle the truth. Maybe you are RCR fans or Denny haters, who cares. If Boyer failed the inspection in multiple races then they got what they deserve and if it stands on Wednesday he should be removed from the Chase. Richard Childress is suppose to be an owner, he sicks his wanna be bad boy Kevin Harvick on Denny during practice. Tell me why that is really necessary. Are they afraid or is it they know they can not beat him on the track. These guys are suppose to be professional drivers not act like 10 year old on the play ground and seek revenge. Remember a wreck can kill you (RIP Earnhardt) but words can’t. Stick to racing.

  • Mike

    Awww.. Denny sees Bowyer, Harvick and Burton as a threat so he tries to find something wrong and when NASCAR does find something wrong he is throwing the block party celebrating how NASCAR did the work for him, eliminating drivers from the chase. One last thing, hey Denny who was 10th in the standings before the chase reset and who was 1st…. Kevin Harvick was 1st and… oh yeah it was you sitting 10th. If you want to beat RCR get some consistency like Harvick!

  • http://jayski Shane

    Harvick is a punk, and a cheater is a cheater. I’m no JGR fan but those boys are beating thime on the track, and in their heads!

  • jld1948

    Who died and made Denny Hamlin Nascar’s chief investigative reporter anyway? He apparently has X-ray vision as well, by being able to spot a 60/1000ths inch of height difference…a difference that he claims offers a great deal in aero. advantage! I think if I were Richard Childress, I’d file a liable and slander suit against Hamlin! Nascar should be the only source informing the public about any real or supposed infractions with any race cars…not another driver from another team! Hamlin’s only concern should be for JGR and his own driving during the season. I think a trip out behind the woodshed with any one of the RCR drivers is the medicine he should receive!

  • DDS

    I can confidently say I am not the hypocrite that Hamlin is. I am a critic of NA$CAR and proud to say I have been since it needed one, for about, oh, the last say, 12-15 years.