Denny Hamlin responds to Richard Childress Racing’s statement after Richmond

Denny Hamlin ’s potential win at Richmond Raceway has been well-documented over the last few days. Hamlin exited Turn 4 with the lead on the final lap, only to be hooked across the front stretch by race winner Austin Dillon. On Wednesday, NASCAR stripped Dillon’s automatic playoff berth, and Richard Childress Racing was not pleased.

In a statement, Richard Childress Racing said they are “very disappointed” in NASCAR’s penalty and plan to appeal. Well, Hamlin had a clever response to the NASCAR team’s post. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver quoted the post and said, “Not as disappointed as I was off Turn 4.” The post went viral, with 15,000 likes and 849,000 views in under 24 hours.

Following the event, Hamlin was not pleased with Dillon and urged NASCAR to penalize the No. 3 team. The sport did just that by stripping Dillon’s playoff berth, penalizing the driver and team 25 points apiece, and suspending the No. 3 team’s spotter for three races. Hamlin is still disappointed, but the penalty fits the crime, in his opinion.

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