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Denny Hamlin explains pit road mishap at New Hampshire.<\/p>\n
With 97 circuits remaining in Sunday\u2019s NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series race at New Hampshire, Denny Hamlin cruised down pit road under caution for a four-tire pit stop.<\/p>\n In a call that was made on the fly, Hamlin\u2019s No. 11 stopped inside his pit box, only for his pit crew to not be there. Unaware that it was a four-tire stop, the Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew scrambled to service Hamlin\u2019s car and get him off pit road.<\/p>\n The miscue cost Hamlin<\/a> a number of positions. Yet, the 45-year-old salvaged the day and brought his JGR Toyota home in seventh place.<\/p>\n Hamlin explains pit stop miscue: \u2018They weren\u2019t ready\u2019<\/p>\n It all stemmed from a radio miscommunication.<\/p>\n During the caution period, Chris Gayle, Denny Hamlin\u2019s crew chief, said \u201cenchilada\u201d over the radio<\/a>, seemingly a code word for a four-tire pit stop. <\/p>\n On the most recent episode of his \u201cActions Detrimental\u201d<\/a> podcast,\u00a0Hamlin said his pit crew got confused by the radio chatter<\/a>, believing the call was not for four tires.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI knew what the call was. The call was to stay. Then, if you heard my radio, I said, \u2018I hear you, but be ready just in case,\u2019 because I knew this could be an opportunity where I get the advantage. I wanted to be the first guy that peels down there, I\u2019m going to drag some with me, which we did \u2014 unfortunately, the cars we dragged with us were the ones that passed us on pit lane because we weren\u2019t ready,\u201d Hamlin said.<\/p>\n Hamlin said he, Gayle, and spotter Chris Lambert knew what the call was. Unfortunately for the No. 11 team, Hamlin\u2019s pit crew did not get the memo.<\/p>\n \u201cMe and [Chris] Gayle got it. He understood it. The spotter knew it because, we\u2019re coming, we\u2019re coming. Gayle knew it because he called me into the pit box, but the pit crew, yeah, they weren\u2019t ready,\u201d Hamlin said.<\/p>\n Hamlin praises pit crew despite New Hampshire debacle<\/p>\n It was certainly a misunderstanding on the part of Hamlin\u2019s pit crew, and the 64-time Cup Series winner drew it up to just that.<\/p>\n Hamlin laughed off the New Hampshire incident and did not throw his pit crew under the bus. Because of the amount of pit stops they have executed this year, Hamlin felt the need to give his crew a pass.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve had like 100 pit stops I feel like. I\u2019m going to give them a bye on this one,\u201d Hamlin said.<\/p>\n Because the pit crew misunderstood the code word, Hamlin chuckled that they looked surprised when his No. 11 machine pulled into their box.<\/p>\n \u201cIt probably caught them off guard when I showed up in their pit box,\u201d Hamlin said.<\/p>\n With one regular-season race remaining, Hamlin has locked up the top seed for the 10-race Chase. Seeking an elusive first Cup Series championship this season, Hamlin holds a 77-point advantage over second-place Ryan Blaney.<\/p>\n As stellar as Hamlin has been on-track this season with four victories, he said he could not have done it without his team.<\/p>\n \u201cWe built the massive lead. It\u2019s not just me. I\u2019ve got a really good pit crew,\u201d Hamlin said. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJohn Breeden<\/a> John Breeden is a NASCAR contributor at Heavy Sports. He has five years of sports journalism experience. He graduated from James Madison University in May of 2022 with a degree in media arts and design. John is also a sports reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Previously, John was a sports writer for JMU’s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. More about John Breeden<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Denny Hamlin explains pit road mishap at New Hampshire. 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