Denny Hamlin Calls Out NASCAR Track Owner Marcus Smith

Denny Hamlin and Marcus Smith lit up social media on Thursday night. Brakehard gives his perspective on the feud between one of NASCAR’s most powerful businessmen, and one of the most outspoken drivers.

• Brakehard breaks down why Denny Hamlin initially called out Marcus Smith. Particularly looking at revenue and past reconfiguration failures at SMI tracks.
• The two both traded insults back and forth. Hamlin primarily looked at the repave history, and Smith talked about Hamlin not having a Championship. Both Smith and Hamlin tried to walk back some of their insults early on Friday.
• Brakehard believes that by peeling back the layers of insults, Hamlin has a point. Brakehard looks at all of the major track reconfigurations by SMI in recent years.

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