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Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain have been fighting ever since the two had a run-in at the start of the season. In Pocono, Hamlin had a chance to get payback, and he did it! Of course, he was having a great weekend and even won the race, which was eventually taken away from him. Naturally, the sweet taste of payback surely made him feel real good.

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However, not everyone was happy.

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Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft talked about the approach Hamlin took in Door Bumper Clear.

“It was just Denny saying, ‘I’m gonna run you out of the racetrack, and if you wanna stay out there and wreck, be my guest. ‘But this is where we’re going.’ And then Ross stayed on the throttle, and kinda drove straight in the fence on the exit of [turn] 1.”

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Kraft seems to imply that the #11 didn’t exactly head out to wreck the Watermelon Man. Instead, Denny just challenged him.

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An interesting take, and that’s how the 23XI Racing co-owner drove. He merely pushed Ross out on the fence.

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Did Hamlin have a better opportunity? Do you think the #11 was too nice? TJ Majors surely thinks so.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Spotter Thinks Denny Hamlin Is Being Too Nice

The approach Denny took to pay the #1 car back disappointed Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s former spotter.

In fact, TJ Majors thinks he was too nice to Ross.

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“Denny, why are you so nice? It’s as gracious as you could be. Like, ‘you’re just gonna lift or hit the wall’ I mean, that’s no nice of him, he could have wrecked him straight up.”

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Majors then roasted Denny as he said, “So, it’s very nice. But them, he [Chastain] still finishes higher than you [Denny],”. And he called it the ‘Nicest payback’.

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Finally, what do you think? Was it too nice? Let us know in the comments.

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane. Short tracks have a special place in Hetul's heart, but he gets really excited for Superspeedways, especially when the race is at Talladega. However, when the Formula One paddock gets ready to race, you'll find Hetul hoping to see Carlos Sainz stand at the top of the podium.

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