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Denny Hamlin Warns NASCAR: Next Gen Car Crisis

4/6/2025

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Hamlin Raises Concerns

Denny Hamlin has voiced serious worries over NASCAR's Next Gen car, designed to cut costs but now burdening teams with soaring tariffs and supply chain woes. Smaller teams, once hopeful for relief, are grappling with daunting challenges reminiscent of the economic struggles of 2003, putting NASCAR's future sustainability in jeopardy.

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Byron Clinches Pole

NASCAR grapples with scheduling woes, as early races echo playoff tracks, potentially exhausting fans. Lingering controversies from past seasons cast shadows on team dynamics. In a thrilling twist, William Byron clinched pole position for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington with a record lap time, spotlighting the fierce competition among Hendrick Motorsports drivers as the season unfolds.

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Hamlin Raises Concerns

Denny Hamlin has voiced serious worries over NASCAR's Next Gen car, designed to cut costs but now burdening teams with soaring tariffs and supply chain woes. Smaller teams, once hopeful for relief, are grappling with daunting challenges reminiscent of the economic struggles of 2003, putting NASCAR's future sustainability in jeopardy.

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