NASCAR Fans Get Deja Vu After 23XI’s Owner Denny Hamlin Shares an Unhappy News

Published 09/11/2022, 3:45 PM EDT

The big wreck in Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway made the headlines. The race had two major crashes and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Denny Hamlin, was a victim in one of them.

With only 23 laps to go, the #11 driver got involved in a wreck with a pack of cars while battling for a better position. Due to this, the co-owner of the 23XI Racing team got soreness in his neck which has lasted until now.

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Because of this incident, Hamlin even had to sit out for the Xfinity event at Darlington Raceway. Although, he took part in the Cup Series Playoffs in Darlington the next day.

In a report, the JGR driver said, “I have had some soreness in my neck, back, and hips from the wreck on Sunday,”

Hamlin also added, “I feel like the right thing for me to do is to sit out the Xfinity Series race and put 100 percent of my focus on getting ready for this weekend’s Cup Series playoff race.”

According to NASCAR writer, Lee Spencer, the NASCAR Cup Series driver said that he is potentially looking at a shoulder surgery after the NASCAR season.

.@dennyhamlin says he's potentially looking at shoulder surgery after the season @JoeGibbsRacing #NASCAR
— Lee Spencer (@CandiceSpencer) September 10, 2022

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Seeing these recurring injuries, NASCAR fans took to Twitter to react to this news by #11 driver of JGR.

How did NASCAR fans react to this Denny Hamlin news?

For a lot of fans on the social media, the unfortunate surgery news from the owner of 23XI Racing was a Deja vu moment.

The NASCAR fans on Twitter reacted interestingly to this eerie feeling, recalling all the surgeries he has had over the years.

dude has surgeries ever other year man…
— DennyDeliversYT (@DennyDelivers) September 10, 2022

2015 and 2016 had knee related surgeries and 2019 had a shoulder one
— DennyDeliversYT (@DennyDelivers) September 10, 2022

He gets shoulder surgery every year
— the bruh 11s (@thebruh11s) September 10, 2022

Many concerned fans were questioning about the wreck that caused the injury.

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Would this be caused by the wreck at Daytona?
— Taylor Kitchen (@_TaylorKitchen_) September 10, 2022

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Nevertheless, the #11 driver of Toyota is still continuing for the rest of the NASCAR 2022 season’s playoffs despite the injuries.

What are your bets on this Joe Gibbs Racing driver in the upcoming races?

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Sashwat Deo is a NASCAR Author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his undergrad in Mass Communication, he has set out to leave his mark in the field of journalism. Since he is an avid sports fan, it didn't take long for Sashwat to fall in love with the fast-paced and competitive world of motorsports.

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Ranvijay Singh