On Sunday, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season kicked off with the most followed race on the calendar, the Daytona 500. The fans had great expectations from the most prestigious race of the year, and the teams certainly did not disappoint. However, the overcrowding of commercials left the racing fans extremely frustrated, which led to the viewers missing out on some significant moments on several occasions. Recently, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin gave an insight into the commercial aspect of NASCAR while passionately defending the racing league against ad overload backlash.

The three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin recently joined co-host Jared Allen at the “Actions Detrimental” podcast. During the conversations, Hamlin agreed with the criticism from the fans by deeming the commercials as ‘super loud’ and ‘super often’. However, the 2015 All-Star Sprint Race winner pointed out that they were a necessary evil for NASCAR.

Denny Hamlin explains the reason behind commercial overload

In the recent edition of the ‘Actions Detrimental’ podcast, Denny Hamlin revealed why there were so many commercials during the Daytona 500 while defending Fox Sports and NASCAR. The 42-year-old stated, “But, you know, race fan, let me just tell you like, this is where they really pay the bills. Like, you know, all of our TV partners, they want the Daytona 500. It’s our most-watched event of the year. So this is where they get a lot of bills paid. For what they pay NASCAR is during this event.”

Further, Denny Hamlin understood that there were some unfortunate moments for the fans during the race when the commercials overlapped some important actions. Moreover, he also expressed his concerns about the split screen idea discussed by many fans and experts. However, Hamlin felt that it would significantly cut down the amount of ad money received by NASCAR.

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The #11 Toyota driver added, “So, it’s a tough balance. I don’t know what the right answer is. That, I’m not. That’s certainly not my specialty And they write a big check. And so they, It’s a very very tough thing.” In addition, Hamlin also ended up suggesting a change in the camera angles around the driver.

Hamlin suggests a small tweak

In the podcast, Denny Hamlin urged Fox Sports to make a slight change in the way they showed the drivers during the race. The veteran Cup Series driver said, “Make sure all of our headshots are the same angle. Like one, I think, they moved me from face on goatee to now, I’m looking away. And it’s like you don’t even see my face.”

Thus, Hamlin felt that a minor change needed to be made in terms of the camera angles inside the stock car to give the fans a better view of the drivers.