Denny Hamlin Reacts to Rain-Shortened Race at the Coca-Cola 373.5

[@sharonriffel7713]

Denny, you're not my favorite driver, but I do enjoy listening to your takes with the races and explanations of events on your Actions Detrimental. Kudos to you 😊

[@jeffmann6187]

Whoever made the call to rain out the Coca-Cola 600 needs to be fired. Its a slap in the face to fans in the stands and at home. If its a TV issue you guys should drop some names.

[@Schizz_Popinov]

It's probably more to do with the city. Most don't allow events after a certain hour, especially if they involve loud noise ie racing and concerts. Indy had to be done by 8:15 due to city policies.

[@ZachIsARuhtard]

I was there and sat in stands as they started drying, and it was more and more dry with every pass. There were so many people still hanging out and ready to watch. Such a shame. Would've loved to see it go on.

[@vapinbachelor289]

HOLY SHIT, I agree with Denny for the 1st time ever. The track was was very close to dry.. 1 hour after calling the race it was dry on its own.

[@Remivoux]

The roads going back to the hotel were already dry!

[@mbennett7]

The hotel parking lot that had no traffic on it was dry when we got back to the hotel around 11

[@djweaver4090]

He says a lot of stuff that makes sense so it's kinda crazy this is the first time

[@rebeccafoster5737]

Denny you have a new fan. You are refreshingly honest. This is the first podcast I have listened to of yours and I am now. a fan for life. Good luck on the rest of the season.

[@jksemtex]

they shoulda resumed the 600 on Monday, there was plenty of racing left to do and it was gonna get real competitive towards the end

[@HmmmmmLemmeThinkNo]

I was talking to my family, and we agreed that for longer races at least, you should have to race two-thirds before it's final.

[@dianemcgill5569]

They did it, because of the rain and because Kyle Larson would not get any points. As he did not start the race, he got no points. So in their heads it would not have the impact that they wanted. WAAWAAAWAA poor Kyle, but worse I was like wow that raced sucked big time.

[@sf8334]

Nascar exists because of the fans, the fans want racing until the laps are complete.

[@mattthacker9120]

Sometimes it's not feasible. Racing until 3am is ridiculous.

[@DaronP.959]

@@vapinbachelor289 driving around with a jet dryer during biblical rain will do literally nothing

[@vapinbachelor289]

@@mattthacker9120​​⁠ Possibly when the forecast is rain, dont wait until way after schedule of 6pm to drop the rag maybe don’t wait atleast 30 minutes after rain stops before you bring out a suction truck and an hour for you to start blowing and 1 jet dryer. That would help. Duh

[@eclark9965]

NASCAR exists because nascar made a series and set rules that include rain shortened races. If you want it your way check out Burger King.

[@eclark9965]

@@vapinbachelor289you’re insufferable

[@COOBI407]

“ For Sure “ is a positive listening phrase. It’s his way of saying “ I’m listening”. You can’t get more genuine a response. Say it a hundred times. It just means he’s in the moment actually listening and contributing.

[@PeggyLong-f5z]

Jared gets the best comeback of this episode on the importance of the Coke 600. #Nailedit

[@jhale5226]

PATIENTLY waited for this one. Again, great episode Denny.

[@Tripp23]

As a fan who drove 700 miles to watch that race I would’ve liked to have gotten my moneys worth. It was amazing for the first 250 laps. My problem with the call is they said “hey we’re gonna race then 2 drying laps and boom no race.

[@mbennett7]

Drove 500 miles and spent 1000 dollars in hotel rooms to watch the race. Then to have them call it was pretty fkn shitttty! Then to get back to the hotel .5 mile away and the parking lot was dry at 11:00 even made me more pissed

[@vapinbachelor289]

Goodbye SHR, I feel for all the employees!!

[@JettisonM]

As someone at the race, in the grandstands, myself and everyone around me waited until they finally called it…we would have stayed come hell or high water to see the race finish. As you said, it’s the night before Memorial Day for Heaven’s sake!! And you hit the nail on the head, allowing us to wait for over an hour (PACKED in the concession area) thinking they would get the track ready and restart, that was the most irritating move made!!

[@SVGFan-dx5wx]

Denny Hamlin Is Awesome

[@HamlinsGirl11]

We need shirts that say for sure on them. He finally caught on to him saying it so much haha!

[@debpinault9881]

Actions Detrimental is my favorite show of the week. Denny and Jared are hysterical. Not only is Denny my favorite driver (A11IN). but his boldness and honesty are changing the sport. NASCAR 101 helps newer fans to understand the sport and appreciate all that goes into NASCAR racing. If you are a NASCAR fan, Even if you are not a fan of Denny (which BTW makes you rather stupid), listen to AD!

[@brookerangel-legris]

This pod is so good! Such a great episode.

[@ActionsDetrimental]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@spencerlercher4059]

Denny, I like listen to your podcasts because I learn something new about the sport as a new fan. This time I learned the importance of pit selection and how the racing order impacts getting into and leaving pit stalls.

[@deannachris1230]

@dennyhamlin You DEFINITELY say "For Sure" way to much!😂😂😂

[@jasonknittle6371]

The first day I watched NASCAR was the first day Jeff Gordan raced in the top series. And have been a dedicated fan every since(Jeff Gordan Fan from start to finish). Now days I'm not a fan of any single driver, Just a fan of the sport. as Hendrix is the team I root for every week Sorry Denny) I also root for individual (yes you being one of them Denny.) from time to time I want to thank Denny and your team. Between you, Dale Jr. and Kevin Harvick. I get a great understanding of behind the scenes of NASCAR. you as a current driver/owner,(and your Podcast) Kevin as an commentator/ex driver of the current car(and his podcast), and Dale Jr. with his extensive understanding of NASCAR's past and present and being an owner(and his Podcast) I get a full understanding of the ins and outs of NASCAR from the viewpoint of 3 different people that really know the sport. I hope you get that Championship, weather it is this year or next, you will get it, and I will be rooting for you for that alone.

[@markschoenfelder9286]

Im so sick of the wrong decisions being made every single week. I want competent leadership that shows care beyond TV and money and bullshit.

[@JohnWick-zl5oc]

this was likly a pure business decision based on sponsorship /advertising by Fox and not related to the time of day, they just want you to think that it had to do with it beeing "to late". BS

[@brookerangel-legris]

Oh I’ve been so excited for this episode!

[@blindreapah]

They're not wrong about the boos. We were loud lol

[@gold98gtp]

I live in central Indiana and I've only seen the race live a couple times in my 50+ years of watching, it's always delayed until 8pm or so on the Indianapolis broadcast station. Enjoyed watching it as it happened.

[@KillyJoe]

Well it’s blacked out and replayed locally typically. But they’ve lifted the blackout several times since the 100th running

[@jackrabbitbrave]

I drove all the way from Ohio for the 2023 Coke 600 and never saw a race due to weather. You couldn’t pay me to ever go back there.

[@AgtWashingtub]

They should have called it when it rained. Having people wait believing they would resume, then calling it when it was nearly dry was just a bad look.

[@kadincrafts]

New drinking game: When Denny says “Certainly”

[@tythebeardguy2267]

FINALLY holy smokes hahah waiting till Tuesday was not Chill guys! Hahah

[@brookerangel-legris]

I kept checking KZbin every couple hours for the new episode like a crazy stalker!

[@adamwoodall8487]

"Credit to him/them/those guys", there's your replacement phrase lol

[@dustinpopdan1683]

It was a holiday weekend I was still watching on tv.. I agree with denny it's a crown jewel race it should have been ran.. at least more than just barely halfway.. there was still over 200 miles of racing.. that's an xfinity race!!!!

[@ericahanes2009]

Hamlin and Larson in the championship is all I want to see. DH for the win.

[@andrewb8017]

I’m not a fan of racing at 3 am, but I am a fan of finishing races. Especially on holiday weekends when everyone is off and you can race the next morning.

[@Shauncuse]

i just luv the words Denny comes up with without even knowing it isn't an actual word. "pronunciate", i'm not even sure how to spell that actually, haha. The words would be either, "pronounce " or "enunciate", so funny to watch that little bit!!

[@TopLaneFreightTrain]

I'm today years old learning that isn't an actual word. 😅

[@SENDittt]

DH I'll do Jared's job for half the rate. He's clearly a Larson Stan and getting too big for his britches 😂

[@bryanpeebles4426]

definitely disappointing when they don't run all the laps i know a lot of nascar fans including myself, we always want the laps weather its 300 miles or 1100 miles the Coke 600 is a gem race bc the 600 miles you drivers and teams have to endure may the best man win!

[@midnightrun5370]

After RFK adds that third charter and puts Haley in it people will find out how talented he really is...Buescher is overlooked and undervalued as well...

[@AgtWashingtub]

If anyone ever slept on Buescher, they are fools.

[@chrwar0624]

The waiver should be pretty flexible. The rule is there for preventing some of these road course ringers, or maybe a fluke rain shortened race where a 1 or 2 race team stays out and wins and takes a position in the playoff. It should be full time cup drivers. Something happens to one of those drivers, should be pretty lax on giving those waivers. Injury, or like Kyle, he intended on being there, but mother nature had other ideas. I mean, if he decided he has a couple wins, "screw it, I'm going to go race a dirt track next Sunday because I don't need to be here", that would be different.

[@mn2dahoop]

The bracket contest prizes kinda suck... To quote DH- “who needs another tumbler?!”

[@buckwild9101]

“Fer Sure “.

[@Whiteasian56]

We used to race until 2am-5am depending on the weather/how big the race was/how full the pits were at short tracks, why do we get away from the roots the higher up in NASCAR we go?

[@reedcameron6238]

Nascar mad at hendrick for staying at indy because of money So therevway to shut larson down was rain. THATS BULLSHIT!

[@coreymoore01]

I am wondering if local law enforcement / local officials had concern for a super late finish and having that many people on the roads at 3am and asked them to call it… but if that were the case, I think it would have been communicated widely

[@Anime_Gamer_WeebWeeb-zs6lt]

Rip SHR.

[@MIke_Wazowski99]

i have a slight feeling nascar called the race because they were pissed Kyle Larson chose to run the Indy 500 instead and made sure he didnt get to compete in the coke 600

[@stetsonclark8348]

They gave him a waiver to do it to begin with

[@MIke_Wazowski99]

@@stetsonclark8348 idk seems kinda suss

[@melmel2376]

Hell we rolled out of Daytona ARCA @4am after finishing post insp and loading up !!

[@Qpid23]

Denny you really went up a few notches for me. Open honest for the most part. And really enjoyed your point of view. And personality. And you are a good driver. Who knows maybe you will be the Dan Marino of nascar.

[@ActionsDetrimental]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jamieorange7073]

They Need To Take This Bracket Challenge And Stick It where the sun doesn’t shine

[@mbennett7]

Apparently not…they canceled it half way through 😂🤘🏼🍻

[@simplyfilms3153]

The new road course you’re talking about is going to be for a neighborhood hoa racetrack. I just read about it on a concord news page. It’s kinda crazy.

[@DanielMiehle]

This cup season has been awesome so far but the all star race and the shortened 600 really took the wind out of the sails for me.

[@DominicAlary-vy4ws]

You're the best Danny keep it like that you got away de champion

[@DeMorcan]

If you watch it, Ricky is talking. Then crew members come out as he walks buy. It was a planned ambush by a team against 1 driver . As soon as RIcky swung, his team was on Kyle. Just like Ricky planned. He knew his dad was there as he called him for help after the first swing without looking back as he knew he was there. Planned attacks by a group are different.

[@LJHLU]

Planned attack NASCAR said they want the drivers personality to come out it comes out than it’s a NO NO! Bush planned wrecking Ricky and he used his car as a deadly weapon, he could have wrecked more than Ricky yet he gets away with it! A little lop sided yet they fine Ricky $75,000! They used excuse premeditated HELLO naturally you will work up more and more anger waiting to talk to that jerk Busch! Then Childress threatens Ricky!!! Hello where is that fine???

[@mikevoyles397]

My drinking game would be every time Denny says the word "know" ectopic. "Ya know","I know", or my favorite "I don't know" lmbo 😂😂

[@vailex_]

"For sure"

[@ryj44]

😂. “Certainly” works just as well.

[@antoniovgmx]

Goated podcast

[@ZeusEKR]

Denny should've known to stop shorter in his box, especially after the first stop. He can't be upset at the 17 until he does everything he can to help the situation. Too many drivers and crew chiefs saying he could've done it for me to be on board with Denny.

[@dbproductreviews6319]

Yeah no kidding! He had such an easy in to his box, he made it more difficult for himself.

[@jjmckay6man1]

yeah not only was he screwing himself but the 3 drivers in front of his pit. then threatening to fight over it LMAO! 🤡💩right there!

[@AgtWashingtub]

Easy to say when we arent driving the car. Makes sense if he is putting himself in a bad position to not buzz the 24 crew. If he had ended up rolling a tire carrier over the top, he would be wrong for that. He made the right call. Just unfortunate pit selections all around.

[@ateddybear1392]

Hell, I remember leaving and the road near the track were almost totally dry. The track looked dry, aside from like turn 3 but they only went over it once. It was crazy they didn’t try harder. It’s a crown jewel, day before the holiday and all the teams are like 5-30 minutes away. Just dry it and finish at 2-3am.. OR being a crown jewel, in the home of nascar. Make a rule to finish it Monday

[@timothywinters7304]

So you either finish that night or come back next day. You robbed fans off with tickets.

[@hostak1026]

I don't care if your a fan of racing at 3am or not. My first and only visit to CMS and I was not entertained

[@HmmmmmLemmeThinkNo]

Not me pausing 25 seconds in to go do my bracket lmao

[@ActionsDetrimental]

Who do you have to win it all?

[@HmmmmmLemmeThinkNo]

@@ActionsDetrimental I have Larson winning against Denny in Nashville

[@jankysail17]

Talking in circles about the 3 charter cap. Smaller teams in terms of spending aren’t going to be buying 4 charters to begin with. Phase jgr and hendrick’s 4th charter out by setting a time frame they need to sell the 4th charter by if you want to create smaller teams

[@MrBurney12]

What happened to finishing on Monday? He'll we ran the 500 on Tuesday on 2012.

[@mikelkone3599]

Hey New Leader 👍 you are in front by points now now it's time to stabilize the situation always focus on the goal Temperature down head up you'll made it, Let's get the next step. Your's MikelKOne from Germany 😘

[@JSquadWade]

No consecutive races with a lap led discussion?

[@BiggTigg8]

It’s a holiday weekend. Most blue collar working fans are off the next day, and expected NASCAR to DO MORE to make sure this race ended after 600. The Larson thing just added to the disappointment.

[@timkis64]

the ticket holders got ROBBED sunday.they have a right to be upset.even though i didnt pay the big bucks to watch a weekend of racing.THEY DID!!!

[@P1RBaller34]

I think they’re wanting to go to three car teams is because they want to be able to welcome new owners but also spots for a new manufacturer

[@GeminiMind1990]

Was outside ready to come back and bam they call it...

[@Neal-xk3ij]

Their system of racing has ruined it

[@ryanmichaels297]

I love Jared, always giving Denny crap, rightfully so!!!!

[@heavenlyblue]

Denny - you do not need to threaten to "fight" as you did over the radio at Charlotte - that is below you..... I am one of you many fans, and you need to stay above the other drivers and show people which includes the younger drivers how to maturely act. You need to take the lead with your experience and age - like it or not...

[@eclark9965]

Nope. He needs to do what he feels is right. I’m about sick of this people need to be role models bs

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Or maybe people should know how to behave without blaming someone else or not having a role model.

[@jjmckay6man1]

everything he was mad about was his own fault. Gabeheart even kept telling him to stop short and he had an open pit right before his. Not only was he screwing himself but also the 3 drivers in front of him. Clown shit right there. Dennys mouth always writing checks his ass can't cash.

[@marcusvillarreal]

I predicted Christopher Bell would win and he did so I think he will win more races this year

[@thatoneguy1154]

The only reason he won was because of the rain even he knew Brad was faster after 10 laps

[@n.h.420]

And this freakin dude has been on here every week now with his "bell prediction" comment!! Literally every week with the exact same comment about his CBell win prediction..now hes gunna give himself some credit because after the 30th "prediction" he finally got it right 😂😂 and by default no less!! LMFAO😂😂 Honest to god this dude needs to start his own psychic hotline cause he def. has what it takes!!😂😂

[@brianstacey2679]

I have to think the track wasn't nearly as dry as Denny thought. Just because pit road is dry and the track around pit road is dry doesn't mean the whole track is dry enough.

[@RedBeardedJoe]

So with Kyle Larson not being at Coca-Cola 600 does that mean he wont be able to be in the Championship

[@curtisharvey5579]

Coca-Cola 600km (I much prefer that over being asked to stay up until 3am)

[@vapinbachelor289]

Although idk for how much longer it is a partially free country , but it’s still America you can go to sleep any time u want..

[@pandaman1869]

So you would rather go to sleep without finishing a race, rather than 1. Stay up and watch the finish, or 2 watch the finish the next morning. Tell me someone’s not competitive without telling me they aren’t competitive

[@godisgood1359]

Nobody is asking you to do anything. Go to sleep if you want. No big deal

[@Corky3D]

@@pandaman1869 As someone that has raced at 3am and was up that whole day, it sucks.

[@brookerangel-legris]

I read it was a noise curfew that played into canceling the restart of the race. I assume Vegas doesn’t have a noise curfew so that could be why F1 was able to race at 1am. 🤷🏼‍♀️ correct me if I’m wrong.

[@jankysail17]

Petition to get Denny to coach Jared at trackhouse. Can’t be having 66s

[@joevaughn8742]

They should have run the race the next day, they do it all the time.

[@davids5006]

Larson brought the rain with him

[@jaffleyfifteen5912]

Whoever made the thumbnail used the wrong quote because that’s not the point Denny really made at all

[@davidvasquez5313]

Thanks for being honest about the rain/track conditions denny. Thats how i seen it as well. Track was damn near ready when they called it. Nascar made a bad call, hopefully they learn from this.

[@taylorgrace2557]

As a rowdy fan we disown that dear Denny logno fan

[@ateddybear1392]

The story you’d have at the end of the race would’ve been great. 20 v 6, plus guys like the 24/11, 45. And most of all Larson going for broke to come from the back, Justin had the car up to 13th so it was clearly fast enough

[@christiansmith9414]

Is that road course outside the track part of the “Ford Performance Center”?

[@jesuschristislord6790]

i made a comment about the for sure drinking game, i wonder if hes referring to me or if someone else had a similar thought recently lol

[@atinwoodsman]

That was bad, having fans wait for 2 hours just to call it. A lot of those won't be back to the track

[@pwm_boboman]

What happened to the wet tires?

[@JettisonM]

Weather puts a damper on this race on a regular basis…I’m wondering why after it was calling for the bad weather in Indy and in Concord for a week or more, why they couldn’t flip flop the races with plenty of notice for fans? Obv weather was going to hit Indy before Concord so run the 600 first and give Indy time to recover from their storm. By the time it got to Concord the 600 would have been over.

[@ratner111]

Nascar could of announced the race would be shortened to 500 miles.

[@sjkeclipse]

Just Like in the NHL, you need to let players police the game and themselves. It’s not you were going to create some serious dangerous situations. This is what sports are about. This is what rivalries are about. This is what you need in sports. Let them go at nothing wrong with it

[@nab23]

The track next the Charlotte is supposed to be a ford performance/mustang test track. Apparently it’s being groomed for a grade 1 FIA track but I don’t see that happening

[@13Mizzou]

Nascar will probably do what they did when they put the current 4 car cap on teams, allow Hendrick and Gibbs to keep 4 until the first driver without a contract comes up then they cant keep 4

[@TheHobGoblin]

Bad Bad Bad day for Nascar. First the indy 500 ran long over the 600, I imagine most people watched until indy was over...that was 100 laps into the 600, and then they only get to 250....I cant imagine ratings wise how bad of a night they had. it was best put by Denny " What does it matter, the people were there"

[@tripbrianna]

i heard the road course track being built is for ford retail customers test drives or something like that

[@stevefarthing8745]

I like Denny and I appreciate him giving inside information to how the sport actually works. It’s a total nightmare and a joke. Nascar is ran by Gibbs and Hendrick. Just get rid of everyone else.

[@ykdavid]

Team cap used to be 5. Roush was forced to drop the #26.

[@tripp6661]

Did nooooottt know the 23XI drivers sat in the JGR competition meetings 😭 nascar def shoulda finished the race tho, I think tv put the pressure on to call it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sirwoodrooster5939]

This brawl #NASCAR should donate the fine money of the #47 to anti-bulling charity since they did not allow him to leave or intervene.

[@kennychess8560]

Great Pod Csst Gentlemen!! Just quit talking negative about my guy Kyle Larson so.

[@DEDBRD-di4yj]

If there are more owners in NASCAR, it’s easier for NASCAR to control the owners. because if there are fewer owners with big teams and they get together, they will have the power and not NASCAR

[@squidee9732]

I remember when I l was like 14or so I'm 35 now my parents took me the Pepsi 400 in Daytona for the nite race we had a rain delay and I remember but the time the race was over we got a taxi but besides that with the traffic driving urself or s taxi we didnt get back to our hotel and we was on the beach we didn't get back to the room till like 4 in the morning there was no reason in my eyes to call the race esp when they started drying the track and it they pretty much had it dry and to have the fans to sit there threw the rain then watch them dry the track so sat there for what 2 hrs just to be told it's done is bad on nascar they knew how long it would take to dry it dont make the fans sit there just call the race like they always do after halfway and its a nite race and rains for a hr call the race that race ended poorly for the fans that sat around watching them dry track and the fans like me to stay up for 2 hrs and then cancel it id say if they pull the air dryers out like they did and it don't start raining again then u go race no matter how long it takes they pretty much teased us for 2 hrs i wish i would of went to bed and i bet fans wished they left when it started raining because i also thought when it started raining it was over and then sat there to watch them dry it and then cancel it lol wtf😂NASCAR really starting to be joke every year they just do dumber and dumber stuff and wonder why they are loosing fans