Denny Hamlin isn’t one who shies away from sharing what’s on his thoughts. He does simply that weekly on his “Actions Detrimental” podcast. He additionally shares his opinions when speaking with reporters on the monitor every race weekend.
On Saturday at Talladega, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver met with the media and answered quite a lot of questions, together with what he considered the information this previous week in regards to the upcoming All-Star Race and a format change that features a “Promoter’s Warning,” which permits a contest yellow to be displayed at any level throughout the race between laps 100 and 200. It may possibly solely be used as soon as.
Denny Hamlin throughout driver introductions at Bristol Motor Speedway.Randy Sartin-Imagn Photos
“What do you consider Marcus Smith having the ability to throw a warning throughout the second half of the All-Star Race?” Fox’s Bob Pockrass requested the driving force.
“I don’t know the way it’s a lot completely different from what we have already got honestly,” the 44-year-old replied.
Denny Hamlin’s quip on the announcement this week that Speedway Motorsports proprietor Marcus Smith can have the choice to throw the warning between Laps 101-220 of the all-star race in a number of weeks. pic.twitter.com/ZCtVEP5EJx
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) April 27, 2025
Curiously, Hamlin isn’t alone in his considering. Earlier this week Chase Elliott appeared on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and was requested in regards to the warning flag for the All-Star Race.
“Yeah, I imply, I am not against it,” Elliott mentioned. “I believe that there is been some questionable cautions thrown in the middle of the historical past of the game typically. So I would just as quickly know that that is coming and that is the plan beforehand that they’ve one that they are gonna throw that they’ve introduced is gonna be for leisure functions.”
The All-Star Race is Could 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Race protection begins at 8 p.m. ET on FS1.
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