NASCAR mourns Denny Hamlin’s father, says he ‘sacrificed greatly’ for son’s career

NASCAR released a connection Tuesday mourning the decease of Denny Hamlin’s father, who tragically died arsenic a effect of injuries sustained successful a location occurrence successful North Carolina connected Sunday. Dennis Hamlin was 75. 

Dennis Hamlin and Mary Lou Hamlin, 69, were recovered extracurricular the two-story location adjacent Stanley suffering from what officials called catastrophic injuries. Dennis Hamlin aboriginal died from his injuries astatine a hospital, portion his woman was transferred to a peculiar infirmary successful Winston-Salem for attraction of her pain injuries.

NASCAR Cup Series operator Denny Hamlin walks by the title trophy arsenic helium introduced anterior to the NASCAR Championship contention astatine Phoenix Raceway connected Nov. 2, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

"NASCAR extends its deepest condolences to Denny Hamlin and the full Hamlin family," the enactment said successful a connection Tuesday. 

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"Dennis Hamlin instilled a emotion of racing successful his son, and sacrificed greatly to make Denny into a world-class endowment successful the sport. We besides proceed to connection our thoughts and prayers to Denny’s mother, Mary Lou, and anticipation for her afloat recovery."

Just past month, Denny Hamlin spoke of his begetter and the fiscal sacrifices helium made to assistance him scope his dreams of becoming 1 of NASCAR’s marquee drivers. In an interrogation with The Associated Press, Hamlin revealed that his begetter was dying arsenic a effect of a superior illness. 

"I cognize for a information this is my past accidental for my dada to spot it. I don’t privation him going and ne'er getting to spot the moment," Hamlin said of his begetter seeing him triumph a championship, a extremity helium aboriginal fell abbreviated of aft this season's last contention successful Arizona. 

Denny Hamlin, operator of the (11) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates aft winning the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash astatine Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum successful Los Angeles, California, connected Feb. 3, 2024. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

NASCAR STAR DENNY HAMLIN'S FATHER DIES FROM INJURIES IN HOUSE FIRE, OFFICIALS SAY

According to the AP, Dennis Hamlin took retired aggregate mortgages connected his Virginia home, maxed retired each recognition paper and astir near himself successful fiscal ruin successful bid to springiness his lad a accidental astatine becoming a NASCAR driver. His sacrifice paid off, arsenic Hamlin created a legendary vocation that features 60 vocation wins, including 3 Daytona 500s.

The tragic quality of Dennis Hamlin’s decease comes amid a hard clip for the NASCAR community, inactive mourning the heartbreaking decease of operator Greg Biffle, 55, who was killed alongside his wife, Cristina, and children Ryder, 5, and Emma, 14, successful a North Carolina level crash. 

NASCAR Cup Series operator Denny Hamlin (11) during qualifying for the Pennzoil 400 astatine Las Vegas Motor Speedway connected March 15, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)

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The clang claimed 7 lives connected board, including Dennis Dutton, his lad Jack, and Craig Wadsworth.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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