Denny Hamlin had a powerful message for Larry McReynolds who reacted to his proposed NASCAR playoff format. On X, McReynolds responded to Hamlin’s playoff format which incorporates double common season factors, seven races to make the Championship 4 and three races to find out the champion.
“So simply what we want once more! Our champion might undergo your entire 10 race playoff, not win a race, may not have to and on the closing race again probably to the place for one driver headed into the race, a clinch situation! Now this may be nail biting and thrilling!” McReynolds wrote.
Hamlin noticed McReynolds’ put up and talked about what occurred within the NASCAR Truck Sequence this yr. “Hey Larry. I do know details are laborious to grasp, however we truly had a Champion topped in vans by a driver who didn’t win AT ALL through the season beneath this format,” Hamlin responded. “Sorry so what had been you saying about profitable once more?”
A couple of minutes later, Hamlin went after McReynolds for what he mentioned about 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports’ lawsuit in opposition to NASCAR. “Oh and for those who might cease spreading disinformation to your listeners about our lawsuit I’d actually respect it. Thanks.”
Larry McReynolds sounds off on Denny Hamlin and others for 23XI and Entrance Row lawsuit
It’s not clear what “disinformation” McReynolds allegedly mentioned concerning the lawsuit. However the former NASCAR crew chief and Fox Sports activities analyst referred to as out 23XI and Entrance Row for submitting a lawsuit in opposition to the sanctioning physique.
“We’ve acquired a corporation that’s been right here not even 4 years that abruptly is saying, ‘We gotta change the best way NASCAR’s run.’ I’m all about change. Change is what makes you higher,” McReynolds mentioned final month, through Brett Winningham of Speedway Digest. “However you realize what? After I see Richard Childress, Jake Roush, Rick Hendrick, and Joe Gibbs that’s been right here longer than a few of these guys have been pooping yellow… and so they signed off and mentioned that is good… we’re okay.
“There’s issues we don’t like about it however we’re going to do what’s finest for the game and finest for our enterprise. And so they signed off on it and these individuals which were both not aggressive or solely been right here for 4 and a half years have been saying the best way we’ve achieved enterprise for 76 and a half years is flawed.”
Denny Hamlin co-owns 23XI Racing with NBA legend Michael Jordan. The workforce and Entrance Row and suing NASCAR for “illegal monopolization of premier inventory automobile racing as a way to enrich themselves on the expense of the premier inventory automobile racing groups.”
