Denny Hamlin was not particularly pleased with an article from ESPN’s Ryan McGee regarding the Dec. 1 trial in the antitrust case involving 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR. 

Hamlin, a co-owner of 23XI, called out McGee for writing a “propaganda piece” ahead of the beginning of the trial in the case on Monday. 23XI Racing and FRM initially sued NASCAR in October 2024, citing monopolistic practices by the sanctioning body. 

Denny Hamlin fires back at ESPN writer for article about antitrust case

McGee published a piece on ESPN on Friday detailing what has happened in the case so far. 

“Please give credit to (Mike Forde, NASCAR’s Managing Director for Racing Communications) for helping you write this propaganda piece that they want pushed to switch the narrative,” Hamlin said in a social media post on Friday. “Continuous lies about our stance, NASCARs motives for its actions,  and continued message from the sanctioning body that everything is fine. Our fans know better.”