In response to Kyle Petty’s critique of Denny Hamlin’s NASCAR Atlanta strategy, the driver has responded. After declaring that he was trying to earn “20 points” in the race, the driver for Joe Gibbs Racing was near the rear of the pack the entire time.
Speaking to USA Network after the race, Hamlin stated that his goal was to score “20 points” and that he always planned to try to run close to the back of the field in the hopes of staying out of trouble. “All I did was try to stay out of the wrecks. The objective for today was to score 20 points, no matter how we could do it, according to Hamlin.
On the other hand, Hamlin only scored 13 points while taking the flag in P24. Petty was puzzled by his remarks and strategy and was keen to learn what had happened to the No. 11 vehicle after a difficult race. When asked if the interview explained why Hamlin had such a bad race on the USA Network post-race broadcast, he said, “No.” Who says to themselves going into the playoffs, “I want to win the first race with 20 points?”
“In the entire history of the playoffs, I have never heard anything like it. “All I want is 20 points, and I’ll ride back here,” I was more perplexed before hearing him talk than I was after.
In response to Petty’s remarks on the “Actions Detrimental” podcast, Hamlin provided an explanation of his Atlanta race and stated that his strategy was premeditated by the next races at Watkins Glen and Bristol, which will take place before the playoff field is reduced from 16 to 12.
“I don’t think this was the best strategy, but it was the one I wanted to use that day,” Hamlin stated. “I think teams are smarter now than they used to be.” “If 20 points—I don’t recall the last time I finished a superspeedway race with 20 points. It has been a very long time.
“I feel like tires will be a big thing at the next two tracks, but I know there’s still a chance for some things to go wrong.” We appear to have a new tire at Watkins Glen that has seconds of falling off, and if that’s the case, you might come out ahead or not.
“And then there’s Bristol; we may have a race similar to the spring or a race similar to the fall. We won the two races, in any case. Again, I am quite optimistic that we will perform well when we get to Bristol if I can just keep myself afloat.