Top In-Season Challenge Seed Denny Hamlin Eliminated in Lap 70 Crash
Source: Racing Reference

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June 29, 2025
Although Denny Hamlin entered NASCAR's In-Season Challenge as the No. 1 seed at Atlanta, Hamlin was mostly a nonfactor, only driving from 33rd to 28th in Stage 1 before staying out of the pits on the stage break caution, which elevated him to seventh. On the ensuing restart, Chris Buescher let off the gas to avoid running into Chase Elliott, which triggered a stackup that caused Justin Haley to run into Buescher, John Hunter Nemechek to run into Haley, Hamlin to run into Nemechek, and Todd Gilliland to run into Hamlin, triggering the race's 23-car Big One. Since Hamlin's bracket opponent Ty Dillon mostly averted the wreck, Hamlin was eliminated from bracket contention. His playoff position didn't shift much since points leader William Byron also crashed and Hamlin ended up only losing two points to him, now sitting 80 points behind.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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