The last time Denny Hamlin earned a victory on the tracks of ‘Tricky Triangle’ he had made headlines in the NASCAR world, not for his victory, but for being disqualified from the race. The year happened to be the 2022 Cup Series season, and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver became the first driver in sixty years to be disqualified from a race after snatching a victory.

The disqualification seemed to throw a wrench at the hard work of Hamlin as he failed to carve his record on the Pocono Raceway. Nonetheless, the driver made sure that he was able to repeat the same feat in the ongoing season as he went on to win his seventh trophy on the track. 

The veteran driver who is past his prime proved that he still has tricks left up in his sleeves, but for how long can Hamlin continue with the same prowess as drivers belonging to the same age group who are considering their retirement? Well the answer lies in his interview with Rubbin is Racing.

Denny Hamlin lay bares his retirement plans as he follows the same suit as his former teammate

It is well known that Kevin Harvick, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver, is set to bid adieu to the world of professional racing after the 2023 season. Furthermore, there have been muffled speculations that other veteran drivers might follow the same suit, among which Hamlin’s teammate Martin Truex Jr seems to be one of the drivers who may choose to hang up his helmet after this season.

If Truex Jr chooses to do so, that makes Denny Hamlin the oldest driver in the grid from the upcoming season. Having said that, the burning question that arises at this point is whether the JGR driver considering his retirement in the near future. The answer being; ‘no’. Rather, he still has aspirations for himself as he sang the same tune as his former teammate Kyle Busch.

Kyle Busch in a conversation with SiriusXM Radio, had charted out a detailed plan for his future and he would retire when his son Brexton would be 18 and ready to take charge in the tracks of NASCAR. Resonating the same undertone, Denny Hamlin, in a candid conversation with Rubbin is Racing, expressed, “As long as I feel I can win every week. I am just too competitive to race when I am on the decline.”

“I think that father time is undefeated I know that the fall off the cliff when it comes to your senses and your reaction time all that, it happens really quickly. I am not gonna be naive to that, but when that day happens I am gonna call it quits for sure, because, I don’t need the money. I have made my money.”

“I have really good investments and I feel like I am here because I want to win and I feel like I can win 36 times per year, and when that changes then I am gonna change my outlook and shift my focus to other things,” Hamlin asserted.

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The JGR driver is set to fulfill his dreams under the same banner of Joe Gibbs Racing

Owing to this revelation made by Hamlin, it seems that there are more years left before the driver finally bows out. Furthermore, to reinforce the facts stated by Hamlin, TRD President divulged the news of Hamlin’s probable extension of the contract with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota for the next season. 

David Wilson, the President of TRD, revealed to NASCAR, “He will be back. There’s no question in our mind, there’s no question in Joe’s [Gibbs] mind. We’re working through some details, and it’s a complicated consideration because now he’s not just a driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, he’s also a team owner, and given that there has to be alignment for Toyota and Denny across both those considerations, just have some stuff that we’re working on, but we’ll get them sorted out.”

Even Denny Hamlin had revealed that he would love to retire from racing, under the banner of Joe Gibbs Racing. The announcement does serve as a cherry on the top for Hamlin as he aspires to fulfill his ambitions in the coming seasons before the curtain falls for him.

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