Four days after the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale, Denny Hamlin was still feeling the effects of a massive pile-up near the end of the race at Daytona International Speedway. Hamlin said his wreck Sunday was one of the harsher impacts of his career. When asked, Hamlin said it was “too early in the process” following the wreck to have a conversation with NASCAR about potential changes to be made with the Next Gen car. Hamlin is “not really sure” the car is as safe as it could be. “He’s (Busch) getting better and he’s kind of plateaued, which is something he wouldn’t think would happen,” Hamlin said. As for whether Busch will come back at some point in the final 10 races, Hamlin said 23XI Racing will “leave it up to him.

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