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Denny Hamlin, arguably the best driver of his generation, made and broke a few records as he climbed up to the 15th spot in the list of all-time race winners in the NASCAR Cup Series. Tony Stewart, his former teammate held the spot before Hamlin’s record 7th win at the Pocono Raceway making him the winningest driver at the track. The win also marked Toyota’s 600th victory in NASCAR as a manufacturer.

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Denny Hamlin received quite the welcome as he flew back home from his record-breaking win at Long Pond, Pennsylvania in his $6.5 million private jet.

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Denny Hamlin gets showered with champagne upon his victorious homecoming from Pocono

Hamlin has had a long and successful career in NASCAR, and he’s still going strong. Being amongst some of the oldest drivers on the grid with a career spanning almost 2 decades, it’s no surprise that he has made a ton of money throughout his career. His current net worth is estimated to be somewhere around $50 Million.

Hamlin shared a story 0n his Instagram of his arrival back home in his $6.5 million private jet. He received an overwhelming welcome as his friends showered him with Champagne as they screamed “50 BABY”.

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While there are many in the NASCAR community that are happy for Hamlin reached the magic number 50, there are others who have not taken well to the way he won the race. And the comments section on his post reflected this pretty squarely.

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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had an incident with Hendrick Motorsports’ #5, Kyle Larson with 7 laps remaining in the race. He has made his stance on what exactly happened in a post-race conference. However, there are a lot of gray areas whenever it comes to incidents like that in NASCAR.

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“Every single time”: Fans show their mixed feelings on Hamlin’s 50th win

Fans of the sport didn’t shy away from expressing how they really felt about Hamlin’s victory as they bombarded his Instagram post with some supportive as well as angry comments.

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“Every single time I start to like you, you pull some sh*t like you did yesterday. Why man, why?” one fan said.

While another showed his support, “Congrats Denny. Let the haters hate.”

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Classless. Starting to show it’s the only way you know how to win at Pocono. Lost a huge amount of respect. Don’t be surprised when they start racing you like that with less than 10 to go. And you made contact too. That’s what has everyone pi*sed. You just aren’t owning what you did. “I gave him a lane”, yeah, outside of the clear racing grooves when you ran him high. Hack.

“Selllllll that shirt please!!!”, said someone.

“Stolen from Larson,” some felt that it was Larson’s race to win.

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“Yes, Denny!! 50 looks good on you🤩“, said another.

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What do you make of the incident between Larson and Hamlin? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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