Dennis Hamlin, the father of NASCAR star driver Denny Hamlin, died after sustaining \u201ccatastrophic injuries\u201d in a house fire on Sunday in North Carolina, authorities said. He was 75.<\/p>\n
Mary Lou Hamlin, Dennis\u2019 wife and Denny\u2019s mother, was also injured in the fire. Both Dennis and Mary Lou were transported to a hospital, where Dennis later died of his injuries, according to a news release from the Emergency Management and Fire Services Department<\/a> in Gaston, North Carolina.<\/p>\n Firefighters were dispatched to scene in Stanley, North Carolina, at 6:19 p.m. and found the Hamlin\u2019s home \u201cmostly engulfed, with flames showing through the entire attic,\u201d according to the release. Dennis and Mary Lou were outside the home when authorities arrived on the scene, but \u201cboth had suffered catastrophic injuries while escaping the flames,\u201d EMFSD said. <\/p>\n Mary Lou is currently being treated at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. <\/p>\n The cause of the fire is currently undetermined due to the extent of the fire and the structural collapse of the home, authorities said. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.<\/p>\n Dennis Hamlin\u2019s death comes two months after Denny dedicated his most recent NASCAR win to him after placing first at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October. Denny was emotional after notching his 60th career win, noting that his father had been ill in recent months.<\/p>\n