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NASCAR Fans Launch Into an Argument With Denny Hamlin’s Alternative Playoff Suggestion: “Chase Elliott More or Less Clinched Early”

Published 11/16/2022, 5:33 AM EST

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Denny Hamlin has been one of the legends of NASCAR. Despite several close finishes over the years, he has never been able to win the title. Following the 2022 season’s closure, Hamlin proposed an alternative to the existing playoff procedure via Twitter. Fans soon rallied around Hamlin and pushed some of their own takes as well.

Talking about the playoffs Hamlin suggested, The round of 4 is great. I agree with@DaleJrthat it should be a larger sample size, however. 3 races to crown a champ. 12 total races in playoffs. Every race is important, no one will clinch early. The last race is still the championship.

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Fans react to Denny Hamlin’s playoff proposal

After hearing Hamlin’s alternative playoff strategy, most of the fans seemed to have agreed with Hamlin’s idea. Others suggested that there was more that could be done. On the other hand, there were also people who suggested that the playoffs should have never been implemented in the first place.

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One fan stated, I would think a format with 10 or 12 by eliminating half after 5 rounds would be the most fair although I’d rather have the full season. As much as I hate comparing to F1, if they can make a race like Mexico, COTA and Brazil important with no championship battle, NASCAR can too.” On the other hand, a few other fans stated that the playoffs were already confusing enough and adding or editing it further would only bring in more and more confusion if nothing else.

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Srijan Mandal

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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