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NASCAR<\/a> great Denny Hamlin<\/a> is making sure he is ready for retirement, which may be just over a year away.
<\/p>\n \nHamlin\u2019s current contract with Joe Gibbs Racing runs through the 2026 season, and the 58-time Cup Series race winner has been clear that it is likely to be his last as a driver in the sport<\/a>.
<\/p>\n \nHamlin, of course, will still retain a big interest in NASCAR through his co-ownership of 23XI Racing with basketball legend Michael Jordan<\/a>.
<\/p>\n \nHowever, the 44-year-old already has an idea of what will take up a good portion of his newly-acquired spare time from 2027 on – fishing.
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<\/p>\n Hamlin buys a boat<\/p>\n \nHamlin loves to spend time trying to hook a big one, and he now has a new weapon in his angling arsenal after he purchased a brand new boat.
<\/p>\n \nDenny has put his dollars down for a Nitro Z20 – which has a sticker price of around $75,000 – and it should allow him to take his fishing to a whole new level.
<\/p>\n \nIt is \u201coptimized for tournament angling\u201d and has an enormous tackle storage compartment – sweet. You can see him proudly driving it away right here<\/a>.
<\/p>\n \nWhen Hamlin does sail away into retirement, it will be a learning curve, as he openly admits.
<\/p>\n Hamlin on retirement<\/p>\n \n“I think I just need to see what retirement is like, whether I’m bored or not,” the Joe Gibbs Racing star told the media last month.
<\/p>\n \n“I just don’t see myself as someone that is able to go from this crazy world and life that I live with all these things to then just shutting it down to zero. So, I think I need to just feel those first few months out.
<\/p>\n \n“Obviously, feel like with 23XI, there’s an opportunity there to be winners of the sport long after I’m done driving.
<\/p>\n \n“That will take up more time, I’ll give more time to that. But then, beyond that, I don’t know. I’ll figure out how much golf I could play and how many fish I can catch.”
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