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Joe Gibbs makes feelings clear to Denny Hamlin after letting championship slip

Joe Gibbs' message to Denny Hamlin after a Cup Series championship defeat sounded like goodbye until fans replayed the audio following NASCAR's Phoenix finale

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Denny Hamlin's 2025 championship loss hurts more than any other

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Denny Hamlin’s most memorable championship heartbreaks

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Kyle Larson wins second NASCAR championship, denying Denny Hamlin

Kyle Larson denied Denny Hamlin his first career championship when a late caution at Phoenix Raceway sent the title-deciding finale into overtime.

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Heartbreaker: Latest Cup Series title bid 'just not meant to be' for Denny Hamlin

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NASCAR championship race takeaways as Kyle Larson snatches title from Denny Hamlin in OT

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NASCAR's awards ceremony bringing special dread for Hamlin: 'It's painful'

Denny Hamlin says he’s doing as well as one would expect two days after losing the NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway.“There is not a whole lot of second-guessing, I would say,” Hamlin said.

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Denny Hamlin Weighs 2026 Return: Says He Needs Time to Decide

The sting of defeat cuts deep in motorsports, and right now, nobody feels that pain more acutely than Denny Hamlin. Standing in the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge on Tuesday, where the NASCAR community gathered for its annual awards celebration.

Hamlin 'Going to Need Some Time' Before Thinking About 2026 Return

Denny Hamlin still feels the pain of losing the NASCAR Cup title, and in a press event for the Awards Banquet, says he'll have to mull over returning in 2026.

Denny Hamlin Issues Painful Statement After Pit-Road Gamble Shatters Title Hopes

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” Paulo Coelho famously once wrote in The Alchemist. And for Denny Hamlin, the 2025 NASCAR season felt like living proof of that idea.