NASCAR drivers, teams and other powerhouses in the sport offered an outpouring of support for Denny Hamlin and his family after the passing of his father in a house fire Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
Dennis Hamlin, 75, died from \u201ccatastrophic injuries\u201d sustained during the fire. His 69-year-old mother, Mary Lou, was transferred to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center in Winston-Salem where is she actively receiving treatment, according to a press release from Gaston County.<\/p>\n
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The fire resulted in \u201ccomplete structural collapse.\u201d The cause of the fire is undetermined and still under investigation.<\/p>\n
Denny Hamlin, considered a legend in the sport despite never winning a championship, has had a standout career, winning 60 races \u2014 including three at the Daytona 500. It\u2019s a career his father heavily invested in. Dennis Hamlin took out multiple mortgages, maxed out several credit cards and nearly went broke, the Associated Press reported<\/a>, all in pursuit of the dream to get his son into NASCAR.<\/p>\n In October, Hamlin dedicated his win in Las Vegas to his father who was home battling a \u201cserious illness.\u201d He believed 2025 would be the last opportunity his father would have to watch him, finally, win a championship.<\/p>\n \u201cI know for a fact this is my last chance for my dad to see it. I don\u2019t want him going and never getting to see the moment,\u201d Hamlin told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n