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Apr 3, 2022; Richmond, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) races NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) during the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 3, 2022; Richmond, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) races NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) during the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
Over the course of a career nearly spanning two decades, Denny Hamlin has been involved in several rivalries. Of course, there are drivers who he gets along with very well. This includes the likes of Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, and more. However, there are other drivers who he simply cannot stand to be around.
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During his career, he has often clashed with many NASCAR drivers. However, there is one particular driver who the Joe Gibbs Racing driver hated to the core. In a conversation with Sports Illustrated, Hamlin confessed that he dislikes almost as many drivers as he likes. Chief among them was the 2012 Cup Series champion, Brad Keselowski. When asked if anyone liked Keselowski, Hamlin brutally said, “His parents. Probably.”
How bad was the Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski rivalry?
Their rivalry has stretched as far back as the 2008 Xfinity Series at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. At the time, Hamlin appeared to bump into Keselowski during a caution. Later on, the two of them, as well as their teams, got involved in a brawl. Denny Hamlin did not help his case when he declared that if someone threw a rock, he would throw a concrete block.
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BRISTOL, TN – SEPTEMBER 17: Denny Hamlin (#11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Ground Toyota) looks on during the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Bass Pro Shops Night Race on September 17, 2022 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
A year later at Dover, Keselowski spun Hamlin, and later at Phoenix, the same thing happened. However, at Homestead, Miami, Hamlin got his revenge. Moving onto the Cup Series, during the practice session for the Daytona 500, there was another coming together. Later on in 2014, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, there was yet another incident between the two drivers.
That incident led to another altercation between the two in the pit lane. Safe to say, there is no love lost between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski. This explains why the #11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver despises Keselowski. So when Hamlin spoke about the number of people who liked the #6 driver, he was not pulling any punches.
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