Denny Hamlin Reacts to NASCAR Banning Ross Chastain's Wall Ride Move

In the final lap at Martinsville Speedway, Ross Chastain secured his place in the Championship 4 by riding the outside wall at full speed. Denny Hamlin responds to NASCAR's ban on Ross's shocking yet memorable Hail Melon move on this episode of Actions Detrimental.
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[@nicklastname9495]

“Black cat of death when it comes to winning a championship.” …. Someone get Mark Martin on the damn phone

[@CrashD3884]

Carl Edwards, guy was completely screwed over by the debri caution NASCAR always throws near the end. 2016

[@aaronleesgbclieutenant]

@@CrashD3884 and people really wonder why he left

[@kinocorner976]

The problem with Mark, he was one of the greatest racing THE greatest. I’ve always been a diehard Mark fan, he’s a cool dude with a relaxed attitude.

[@patrickracer43]

Denny Hamlin: *exists* Everyone: "imma wall ride"

[@kennethchristian2041]

For real they hate him for being the best

[@albertojimenez4528]

This fool need his driver's license suspended

[@JMolKoz20791]

I guess he's still very bitter about that sick wall ride at Martinsville. I've been a Nascar fan since 1999 and I gotta say that was nuts. I am glad Nascar is making these rules, especially that one. But still that wall ride was probably the funniest AND the coolest thing ive ever seen 🙌😂

[@klk1900]

Bill france jr. stopped by my series in 1998-99 or so and said “REMEMBER BOYS RACING IS PART COMPETITION & part ENTERTAINMENT. Your #1 job is MAKE NEW RULES FOR MY OLE BOOKLET (slapping a rule book)”. This is why the sport has suffered. I raced from 4-25yrs old every year non stop. You would be pissed for a few minutes but then be happy for the guy. Like Dale Earnhardt toasting Jeff Gordon like a real man. The attitude these drivers have where they are so envious they didn’t wall ride it’s unattractive. But that wall ride was great for the sport. But remember your job is to create new rules! So yes they have to ban it. But people would watch more if drivers were pushing the envelope like this.

[@StripeGurger]

He's always bitter. The guy is constantly a jerk but can't handle it when anyone races him.

[@VladimirBlarp]

LMAO, Denny is still quite bitter that he got beat to the line by his nemesis of the entire 2022 season by a mere 5 ft in probably the all time best and craziest moves in NASCAR history, and I think that's awesome !!!!

[@brandonlehman7440]

denny has always been sensitive so its funny seeing someone get under his skin so hard

[@Jabba.Da.Hutt_]

He’s bitter because he has had JGR championship equipment for 17+ years and he’s produced 0 championships in that time.

[@mattorey5816]

He’s sour, but he was also right. When one guy did it in a surprise move it was cool. If a bunch of cars tried to do it all at once on the last lap it would just be stupid. Now guys know this car can do it and it’s a recipe for disaster.

[@aaronb4936]

I think they should only allow the “wallride” if it’s used against Denny.

[@kenpwrs55]

Skill move??? Don't think so! It was a balls move! Denny don't say you have bad luck my man..... Plenty of people would trade places with you. Have to have a lot of luck to be were your at!

[@jamespilbeam209]

The only thing that resembled racing in Nascar for the last 10 years. . .

[@erika_itsumi5141]

And now they squashed it. Back to boring circles

[@bamaincali]

I think Denny handled the wall ride move better than I expected him to. He was like yeah good for him it worked in the post race interview. I believe he was humbled by the riskiness of the hail melon and for that to have occurred, eliminating him being the worser of the two.

[@dannotwalruslarkin9324]

I get Denny feeling bummed that it happened to him & that he was at the wrong end of a historic moment...but to be so down about it?? Look, the correct way for him to go about it is to reflect "if we were better by 1 position, I wouldn't have to worry about this". Nah Denny, it's not just luck my friend. You, your team, haven't been good enough. You're damn close, but can't close the deal. Don't look at everyone around you and call yourself unlucky, luck does play a role - but you create your own luck my friend.

[@bighand1530]

The one thing Denny Hamlin has not accomplished yet is winning a championship. And he is 42 years old.

[@sheenapeter7682]

@@bighand1530 I want to c his win for championship. Of course, he is 42 yrs old. But he still looks good n handsome.♥️♥️

[@CampCook55]

Denny Hamlin in full scale whine mode.

[@brothaman007]

Im not even mad at him for that. When they create a rule because YOU are the victim, you get a pass on any whining. I get why he is salty as a mofo.

[@albertojimenez4528]

This fool need his driver's license suspended

[@OnTheMountain]

@@brothaman007 You must be a Kyle Busch fan huh?

[@timexyemerald6290]

​@@brothaman007 i think he is handling it really well, actually 😅. I would be stumped if a legend was born while making me stepping stone for that legend.😅 He has every right to be salty. Heck he ain't that even salty

[@redriver6698]

Still crying for something he didn’t think of doing

[@Roddy556]

It "affected" him? Like as in someone beat him by driving faster than him? Drive faster bud.

[@ad206]

Plenty of drivers have been less lucky than Denny. That's a little melodramatic on his part.

[@strayhorn4323]

and he said as much, "everyone has bad beats", while also eluding to the fact that he can only speak to his.

[@ad206]

@@strayhorn4323 Yes, he can only speak in-depth about his life and no one else's. But even just surface level looking at some of the guys even he has raced against who had a lot of talent but never got a chance to become as successful as he has for going on 17 years makes this seem a little out of touch.

[@bighand1530]

@@ad206 Denny Hamlin has won 48 races and no championships.

[@ad206]

@@bighand1530 That's a pretty stellar career

[@fuckcensorship69]

"im most unlucky driver ever"....Davey Allison's ghost has entered the chat

[@bonesdoes6142]

Tony was right to speak out. It was getting absolutely ridiculous a few years back when teams we’re only tightening a couple lug nuts on pit stops to gain track position,especially on the final stop. Because it was dangerous for the drivers! And if one team is doing it,it almost forces the others to do the same thing to keep up. I agree that the rule changes for this year are pretty positive. Enjoying the new podcast Denny and Dirty Mo Media

[@NickyD]

what ross did was too dangerous peroid

[@erika_itsumi5141]

The point is to win the race, that's why old nascar was better, then they started with all these restrictions, and can't do that anymore. And made the sport stail.

[@toecutter0042]

I heard two straight min. of crying before shut it off.

[@michaelanderson4458]

I forget how did Denny do in that championship race?

[@ronframe387]

SOL!

[@largelarry2126]

Pass some rules to speed the cars up rather than slow them down. Make it so the driver and his nerves slows the car down, not the rules and bureaucracy. Put an end to cookie cutter cars the let the teems do as they like within a loose set of basic rules that are set in stone year after year. After all a race car is about speed, slowing a race car down and forcing them to run in a pack is much more dangerous for the drivers and fans.

[@billallen4793]

That's how it got started! I was a Nascar fan until the car's got the same body with different grill stickers to identify the brand. And be forced to use a real car body, made in a automobile plant, not a $300,000.00 dollar one off!..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸🤠

[@cyclopsstaxx2849]

B O O H O O 😢

[@RW-ij1ci]

I'm not a NASCAR fan at all, I've actively turned down free tickets, even to sit in the middle of the track, but watching that wall ride was probably one of the best things I've ever seen. If NASCAR isn't attaching wheels to the sides of cars and flatting the walls... smoothing them out so cars can take 200mph corners... they don't know what fun is.... Hell spin it off into a new thing... would be nuts to watch.

[@madddog692000]

Boy, he's still pretty salty about that move lol!

[@erika_itsumi5141]

Because he's generic, no one in nascar stands out anymore, you throw whatever uniform on any of the drivers and you can't tell the difference. And as soon as any of them do get creative, nascar kills it.

[@RichieWilliams97]

Denny Hamlin can’t get enough of Denny Hamlin.

[@devinclifton6173]

Denny Hamlin recognized how dangerous it could've been. Respect to Hamlin.

[@shawnbauman5463]

No offense to Denny but Ross getting the better of you constantly is entertaining. Your not Mark Martin. He was better and classier. That being said I think he has a great understanding of the business side of the sport. Stick around.

[@jc1424]

What Ross did wasn't classy tho wtf

[@blowncopcar]

48>40

[@Jman531]

Actually they haven't changed Jack, it will be on a race by race basis, in other words Nascar can say whether it's legal or not depending on how they want to handle it that day.

[@JRiddlebarger45]

The last thing we need is to hear more from Denny.

[@bighand1530]

I wouldn’t mind seeing and hearing more from Denny Hamlin.

[@alexandercurtis4427]

You could just not watch/listen to the podcasts then lol. Some of us actually want to hear more from him

[@bighand1530]

@@alexandercurtis4427 I would be up for more Denny Hamlin content

[@alexandercurtis4427]

@@bighand1530 Same, I've been a big fan of his since I was a little kid. Sure he can whine sometimes, but just about every driver does. I like seeing his point of view on things since he's been racing for so long now and has experienced so much change

[@bighand1530]

@@alexandercurtis4427 I hear ya.

[@JLC87420]

So if he did the move he’d be mad about it. What a little sister. 😂😂

[@michaelmorgan5303]

He's just crying because he didn't think of riding the wall to get in the chase.

[@bryonkidder6199]

He didn't have to "think of riding the wall" because he did what he needed to do on the track, the right way...lol Crashtain was 2 positions behind and had nothing to lose. He put it on NASCAR to enforce the rules or ignore them, which, we saw what they did...lol

[@jc1424]

well duh he didn't need to he drove better

[@menwithven8114]

Great thing about internet and podcasts and is getting to see athletes across all sports talk openly while still actively competing. This is the best way to get insight during an active season and I love it. Never been a fan of Denny but I look forward to hearing him talk and giving him a chance to express his opinions. Maybe it will make me a fan lol

[@Adubyaz2]

Seriously who would listen to Denny complain about how unlucky he is for 6 minutes?? What a HACK

[@triple6758]

Ban those who ban things.

[@ytsn_THE_OG]

Your losing me completely Denny.. You've been the guy I usually pull for, ever since Smoke and Junebug left. But all of your haters are right, you whine constantly.

[@johnyoung9649]

He said it himself. He was up two and was satisfied. Maybe if he kept that same level of competition all the way to the flag, maybe he wouldn’t have been passed.

[@donarmstrong4166]

RUSH! Love the shirt!

[@whiteyshark5826]

I'm unlucky. I love listening to him cry.

[@derrickconnor1303]

Ross still living in Denny's head rent free 🤣, 23XI might do better if they canned bubba assault wallce lol

[@JJA1987]

He was behind getting the move banned it's so obvious.

[@drewhopp2092]

I don’t buy that they had to make the rule cause everyone would do it. 1 driver blocking next to the wall would stop that.

[@kenmartin1919]

Denny needs to talk to Mark Martin for counseling. I like them both.

[@dillonpettus6615]

I knew Denny from the DMP Online days and I’m not sure much of us were a fan.. that being said I find it funny how I root for this guy now. Great show Denny and team!

[@Kurzov]

DMP Online?

[@dillonpettus6615]

Yeah, Dale Jr had an online racing league I was in called DMP Online Racing. Gotta be an OG to know that.

[@briancorrell]

Why don't you put out full video episodes? or have them paid on your website?

[@sheenapeter7682]

Well Said.

[@MJForever1999]

I don't think the wall riding rule was necessary.. Everybody has tried it for decades, but failed. Chastain was the first one to stick it and all of a sudden it was a problem... The move clearly wouldn't work all the time.

[@codydutton9976]

Ross didn’t knock Denny out of the playoffs. All Denny had to do was win martinsville and they choked. Again. Like many other times at the end of the season.

[@baileyreichert6138]

His pit crew choked. Also how did he choke when Chastain wouldn't advance without that move he made?

[@codydutton9976]

@@baileyreichert6138 last year it was the crew. Sometimes it’s Denny. Just year after year of mistakes. All they have to do is win the race that they controlled most of, and they go to homestead. If Denny wins and controls his own destiny, it doesn’t matter what Ross did. Denny has no reason to be upset with the move Ross made.

[@cartergarrison4952]

Even if he didn't make that move,Brad's disqualification would've kicked Denny out of championship contention. In a way, Ross saved us from controversy

[@bighand1530]

Maybe 2023 will finally be Denny Hamlin’s year.

[@sheenapeter7682]

@@bighand1530 I hope so.

[@MayoFilms83]

$300,000 is what I spend on my diecast collection cars all year lol.

[@Dirtydeff]

Might as well get used to it...gonna be seeing it replayed for a long time. Look on the bright side the way you performed at Phoenix the next week you had no chance of winning the championship anyways

[@larbear3648]

I saw Dennys tru colors at Martinsville when Bowman bumped him out of way to win, and Denny drove into Bowman as he was celebrating... let the poor guy enjoy it, you would've done the same thing and he was the fastest car all day.

[@Bramon83]

still the best move in racing history.

[@pipper2281]

the cheapest move more like it

[@That79squarebody]

🤓🤡🤦🏼‍♂️

[@codypk5111]

The unluckiest driver is Ryan Newman. When they’re like “hasn’t he had cars on top of him before?”

[@timg7627]

Banning this is the correct move. It was cool and innovative once but that isn’t racing. Imagine having the entire race be even more boring because every single driver is just sitting back and waiting for the last lap Hail Mary wall ride. That would be dumb.

[@bryonkidder6199]

How does turning a $150,000 race car into a $300,000 race car make NASCAR cheaper?

[@marcusburns3368]

Don't worry Denny your a GOD on nascar games smh lol

[@dnnbrgr7864]

Is there a way to get Dale Jr Download updates without Denny updates?

[@klk1900]

The crying over spilled milk is exactly why viewership went down the toilet the last 20yrs. I raced from 4-25. Now I watch my kids. But this is something you would be pissed for 5seconds but once you understand the business side it’s perfect. (Keep in mind you don’t wanna see anyone do it again btw) it’s just one of the moments that gets the fans going and shows how bad he wanted it. Remember racing is entertainment in this series. The last driver we had that understood this is Dale Earnhardt. You would always see him side eye the grandstands to see what the fans wanted. If someone wrecked him or got over on him, like Jeff he toasted at the banquet. It’s extremely unattractive when drivers get mad at someone who out performs them. You could’ve done the same thing. It’s simply envy. Now it’s common sense they would ban it because your job as a driver/crew is MAKE NEW RULES! Period. That’s when the stands were packed. “Nobody is gonna pay to watch a rule follower”. This is what mr.bill France jr told us when he stopped by our series. But understand you will get your hand slapped but he encouraged drivers to make new rules.

[@evanwilliams6406]

This podcast is good for him, he's seen, he is known, he can fight back in his own way by speaking his mind.

[@OnTheMountain]

Yea its honestly great for so many of us to see Denny's true colors. A self entitled little b*tch. Good to know ill never be purchasing any merch with his name or number on it anymore.

[@zackchara]

Adding Denny to Dirty Mo Media is already a bust, he just complains because he got beat

[@Ashstrodamus1]

Denny has made bonehead moves in playoff races the years he was close in the championship hunt. It isn’t bad luck, it’s called choking. Tony Romo was a master at it.

[@riseupstudios12]

Of course you are going to like NASCAR banning that move because the outcome was bad for you and because of your on track battles with Ross

[@Stupidfastracing]

I knew this was coming

[@mikejoerger3333]

It's never Denny's fault it's always somebody else's

[@Ka_Gg]

Well, he had absolutely nothing to do with this aside from getting kicked out of the playoffs.

[@RowdyRodimus]

Does any driver complain as much as Denny? Besides even if he made the final four, he would choke like normal.

[@anemicroyalty8764]

Not to mention he claimed he’s the “unluckiest driver”. Watch the end of the 600 last year any?

[@jc1424]

His fault? How can any of this be his fault? He didn't even do anything lmao

[@jc1424]

@J Nah, they put that mic in his face and he answered the questions... then went out on track and took care of business. So how is any of this wall-ride BS his fault?

[@eljefe62]

Denny: wah wah wah! if you're tired of it get out.

[@steventweed3599]

He didn't wall ride you in particular Denny. He got a ton of y'all. Ain't a crew chief or engineer alive could have predicted that move would have worked like that much less predict the time gained. Thats all on Chastains will.

[@LilSebastian_]

The real question is, when is Hamlin not constantly whining about everything?

[@nighttrain1565]

Denny always Denny 😭

[@robrohrer2014]

Denny, The Schnitzel King!

[@Lcngopher]

The one positive to come from chastains move is they didnt have to worry about the penalty to brad k post race effecting the points

[@oneworldonegoal17]

Love that speak easy set - very cool! 😎 M. in Miami : )

[@joeluppino824]

Nobody cries like Hamlin

[@bryonkidder6199]

Explaining and talking about racing isn't "crying"...lmfao!

[@caws5a]

Denise is still crying, GET OVER IT! My My My, Me Me Me.....

[@themoneyman5186]

I think next year they need to go to a hybrid engine Nascar

[@sonic605hp]

BEST MOVE OF LAST YEAR!

[@stephenfink4695]

I called that as unsportsmanlike conduct and called out Nascar for allowing it. Glad they disallowed it going forward. He should have been disqualified. This was bs. With known defects in the cars that sidelined other drivers who should have been in the running, Nascar is immensely irresponsible in allowing this unsportsmanlike move. Gonna keep preaching it. Denny, as bad as I don’t like him, should have been in the championship 4

[@georginafloyd]

Yes let’s keep NASCAR as boring as possible! That one move got more of my friends and family back into NASCAR and many actually bought new merch. It was probably the most exciting move since Earnhardt’s pass through the grass. It isnt like drivers would be out there trying this every race, this is just lame

[@SouperGoose62]

If you don't think it would be tried again you've never raced before. Necessary to ban.

[@georginafloyd]

@@SouperGoose62 it would perhaps at certain tracks in certain circumstances. If it tears the car all to hell then thats between the car owner and the driver. Most fans would love it, it would make for some exciting finishes

[@Wayne_Nero]

It’s supposed to be professional race car drivers, not the hoonigan stunt show. Come on! Go watch Nitro Rally they have a Joker and jumps!!

[@georginafloyd]

@@Wayne_Nero Rubbin is racin

[@racerguy6979]

Yeah it was cool but really had no choice to ban it.

[@mikecharlton5608]

I asked Kenny Wallace but he never answered. SO Hey Dale Jr. So My guy Harvick is leaving us on the track at year's end. I have only ever cheered for Harvick since 2001. So Harvick is Moving ON. I'll ask this. As a Fan of Harvicks (ME) and other Fans, HOW DO WE MOVE ON AS FANS?????? No one ever asks THIS QUESTION. I watch others but I can't seem to find another driver that even compares. I'm afraid I may lose interest. WHAT YOU SAY????

[@FalseHope61]

Denny is partly unlucky. However. If you look at titles in Motorsports, normally the winner is the more aggressive guy vs whoever his main competition is for a title. Denny needs to step his aggression up and see if that makes any changes. If you keep getting the same result, eventually, you realize you are the constant in the bad results. You have to change something b

[@BrettMKW]

I don't think everyone will be destroying their cars on the last lap at Martinsville. You have to be unhinged to even do a move like that, there's no way someone like MTJ has it in him to do it. Ross's circumstances were also exceptional, being that he needed to do it to get into the F4. I don't think he does it just for the sake of going from 10th to 5th on its own. Honestly you could probably just switch Martinsville and Homestead's dates so that Martinsville is no longer the cutoff and boom, no more wall riding. It's absolutely the right decision to ban the move from a safety and cost standpoint, but I disagree with the notion of "everyone will just do this on the last lap if nothing else to avoid getting passed."

[@NickyD]

wall riding is dangerous martinville is a thruill for the sport ina cutoff race not florida

[@dorr221]

Ross beat Denny's butt out in the end game with Waller-mellon move. Sounds like them grapes are sour Denny. LOL I agree loosing a wheel is a self imposed penalty and NA$CAR doesn't need to penalize more. If anything NA$CAR should be penalized for bad design. Lane restart choice is a joke. They didn't cover that only road courses don't use stage cautions. Another myth to group up field when someone's hero is a lap down. Don't get me started on Lap down leader getting lap back. NA$CAR needs to return to roots racing. (When it was popular)

[@garryleavy2028]

Wait, Denny who got bumped out of the playoffs by a guy who has pissed him all year is glad NASCAR banned that move. Very very surprising. Hamlin is a sulker.

[@jquatt21]

The fine money goes to the NASCAR Foundation Denny.

[@curtisharrison4837]

It eliminates the finesse of driving. Rolling in, holding down, quickest back to throttle. The ass to feel what is fast,and what is overdriveing. It shouldn't be done on a video game,let alone on track. Everything is having tuff times. The country is falling, and new generations couldn't run the industry if it was here. Driving a real car. They can't drive a standard trans. Everything is auto,frontwheel. It's simple Denny, hit your marks. Do as long as you can. Someday soon it want be there.

[@llnascar3746]

Awesome

[@claudeavilez8241]

Denny Hamlin: the never ending victim hood continues. It isn't Jimmie Johnson's fault that Denny is not a champion !

[@mikemacmaster4260]

id like to see denny win a championship

[@rowdyreamz3293]

whine whine whine! GO ROSS

[@danielfoster3642]

We all knew NASCAR would do this.

[@LoxyLight]

You guys need to understand, what happens if Ross hit a slightly cracked gate? what happens if brad was slightly closer to him and he was going over 35+ MPH more than he should've? We know the safety problems of the next gen and that could've been bad. You guys need to look 5 minutes more into the issue before you start calling NASCAR stupid or Denny a crybaby, you guys just need to grow up.

[@bengtchristerjohannessen9443]

Well, as an european i get the impression that if nascar made up a rule saying drivers need to wear lipstick while racing, the drivers would do so. And why not swap the traditional burn out with the winner, with the winner doing a pole dance. This BEND GRAB SPREAD attitude the drivers seem to have, is gonna ruin nascar.

[@ficodecko]

the cars cost is a the dumbest reason ive heard for banning wall rides. all that needs to happen is a single car in front to stop anyone doing that on the 1-2 tracks it could actualy happen at. those cars are built to destroy, if they arent F1 cars, they are fully disposable.

[@nathanjarrell6479]

Really enjoying your podcast Denny! Thanks for putting in the time.

[@RacingGuy2448]

Predictions for 2050 1. Humans will reach Mars 2. Global Population Will Reach 10 Billion 3. Denny Hamlin Still Won’t Have A Cup Series Championship And Will Still Be Trying

[@emperorburton]

Lol! We’re still baby-sitting the third world and minorities here at home and you think we’re going to Mars by 2050. Lol! That’s a good joke bro.

[@bighand1530]

Denny Hamlin is gonna be 70 years old in 2050.

[@thomasaaronartwork3867]

The 2010 shoulda was your own fault to be honest. You had the ability to control that race and gave it away in the early section of that race

[@TheeVelvetHammer]

It’s not being unlucky it’s karma

[@mick8669]

They should call it the whining Scamlin hack rule!

[@donnielove4456]

Great Pod Cast Denny You are right nobody wants to loose a wheel. Choose rule is a good one for super Speedway

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

It should be called "The Rim Job", not Hail Melon.

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Understand

[@billweatherholt2956]

Denny is a real Winer I don't think Hes happy even if he wins!

[@themoneyman5186]

They would get a lot better field mileage

[@jozimoto]

Ross is the master of trying to exploit loopholes in the rules. I hope he continues to try. It's not cheating until they say you can't do it anymore. I will say Denny does have some valuable opinions on the business side but he needs to quit whining!

[@barneygordon2585]

everyone knew they would outlaw that move. its crap that they didnt dq chastain for the move

[@mikemaccracken3112]

Whine much Denny? Tony Stewart should apologize😂.

[@oscarkoop2548]

Remember when nascar drivers fought each other on the track to win the race, now they whine and cry or scream racism or sexist when they don't get their way. The era of the good old boys racing is a thing of the past, now its yuppies that 😢😢😢

[@forzadrift3075]

Put the whole podcast on KZbin like wtf. That’s how you do the podcast thing. If you didn’t know.