On Lap 269 last week at Phoenix, Denny Hamlin tangled with Kurt Busch, while racing for the lead. Chase Elliott was collected in the incident, all but ending his hopes of advancing to this weekend’s championship race in Miami (3 p.m. ET Sunday on NBC).
Some Elliott fans criticized Hamlin for the incident.
On Tuesday Hamlin fired back, saying in a tweet: “Apparently while racing for the lead with 30 to go I thought hmm how can I end his chances, oh yea. Get hooked in the (right rear) down the straight and send Kurt down the track. That’ll get him.”
Hamlin and Elliott may have buried the hatchet following last year’s incident at Martinsville (and the payback at Phoenix). Elliott fans are much less forgiving.
Dear @chaseelliott . You sure have some passionate fans. Delusional, but passionate none the less. Love is blind
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) November 13, 2018
Apparently while racing for the lead with 30 to go I thought hmm how can I end his chances, oh yea. Get hooked in the RR down the straight and send Kurt down the track. That’ll get him
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) November 13, 2018
Executed perfectly at that. #blameDenny?
— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) November 13, 2018
No sir, there is plenty of blame to share! https://t.co/LQ7CQF9qcy
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) November 13, 2018
I like that hashtag. Does @JimmieJohnson own that trademark?
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) November 13, 2018
Man you should see some of this stuff. I wonder if they even realize that me and Chase are good? Have been for 10 months now.
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) November 13, 2018
Just give them a little time. 10...maybe 12 years should do it.
— Dave Moody (@DGodfatherMoody) November 13, 2018