{"id":378239,"date":"2025-12-30T23:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/378239\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T23:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:48:09","slug":"nascar-star-denny-hamlins-father-killed-in-house-fire-that-left-his-mother-critically-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/378239\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR star Denny Hamlin’s father killed in house fire that left his mother critically hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted: Dec 30, 2025 4:19 PM CST<\/p>\n

\n by
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FILE \u2013 Denny Hamlin looks on prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo\/Matt Kelley, File)<\/p>\n

Officials say the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home.<\/p>\n

Gaston County, North Carolina, officials said that firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home near Stanley that was mostly engulfed in fire, with flames showing through the attic. Stanley is near Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Officials say 75-year-old Dennis Hamlin and 69-year-old Mary Lou Hamlin were found outside the home suffering from catastrophic injuries.<\/p>\n

Officials say Dennis Hamlin later died from his injuries at a hospital and Mary Lou Hamlin was being treated at a burn center.<\/p>\n

Denny Hamlin is one of NASCAR\u2019s top stars. He has won 60 races in the top-tier Cup Series, including three Daytona 500s.<\/p>\n

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