A few days ago, Denny Hamlin got dragged into the Kyle Busch–JGR controversy when he revealed the reason Joe Gibbs decided to part ways with his former teammate after so many glorious years. Hamlin was subjected to controversy because of his opinion on the matter and had to give a clarification later on Twitter. However, despite his “cease to exist” comment on Busch’s JGR exit, Hamlin recently handed Kyle Busch the GOAT contention, while praising his former teammate.

After revealing the shocking financial aspects of JGR & Kyle Busch’s broken partnership, Denny Hamlin reckoned that Busch was a “great teammate” and “a fair racer.” Moreover, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver ended up acknowledging Busch’s extraordinary racing skills.

Denny Hamlin hails Kyle Busch’s brilliance

In a recent iteration of the Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin stated, “I mean he is starting to put himself, in my mind, in the top five consideration for greatest of all time.” Moreover, the three-time Daytona 500 winner felt that winning 61 races in the present times is a lot harder than in the older days due to the huge difference in the number of cars in the lead lap.

He continued, “And for him to have like 60 wins, I’m telling you that’s like a 160 wins, from 1960 to 1990. It really is so he is accomplishing a lot he has done it now two races into this relationship with RCR.”

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Denny Hamlin naming Kyle Busch as one of the GOATs came right after he defended his team regarding the controversy involving Rowdy.

Hamlin opens up on Kyle Busch’s exit

While addressing the critics who felt Joe Gibbs made a huge mistake by letting go of Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin gave an insight into what really triggered his former teammate’s exit while trying to be unbiased. The 42-year-old shared that JGR had the intention of retaining Busch. However, it got really difficult to meet Busch’s salary demands after Mars pulled back their sponsorship. Moreover, Hamlin also claimed that JGR would have “cease(d) to exist” if they agreed with Rowdy’s demands.

Meanwhile, a fan felt that Denny Hamlin would not speak against his current team. Surprisingly, Hamlin responded to the fan’s comment and made a strong case for his neutral mindset.

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