Denny Hamlin jokes about Kansas State’s start-finish line
History was made at a NASCAR Cup Series race in Kansas on Sunday. Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson defeated RFK Racing’s Chris Beisher by 0.001 seconds in an aggressive battle on the final lap. This is the closest race in NASCAR history, and if it weren’t for the tie, there probably would never be a similar outcome again. However, this finish was debatable as it was initially thought that Chris Beisher would win, and the crew of the No. 17 car began to cheer. However, upon review, it turned out that Kyle Larson was in the lead. RFK Racing protested the result, citing the poor condition of the finish line, which was not even a straight line. NASCAR cleared up all the confusion by announcing that a special camera installed at the finish line would be used to determine the winner.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin shared his thoughts on the issue while talking about crooked lines on his own podcast. He pointed out that the line should have been drawn straight, but it looked like a child had drawn it and it was not good for the sport. He believes it was basically an attention grabber. Let me be clear: “This is the start/finish line! pic.twitter.com/DxWksNigj8”
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Denny Hamlin highlights how Kyle Larson stole the Kansas win from him
In fact, the JGR rider was fighting for a race win with teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final Kansas Alps when a caution was issued and the race went into overtime. In the overtime restart, Kyle Larson took over on the final line and pushed Hamlin up the middle to take on Beischer. This move resulted in Hamlin finishing fifth. I’ll admit that the crooked finish line made the finish a little weird, but that doesn’t change the fact that this race will go down in history, and it doesn’t add any masala to the drama. Dew. Larson outscored both Hamlin and Beischer for a legendary victory, and his goal-line issues were quickly forgotten. In case you missed it:
