Denny Hamlin: Kyle Busch needs to ‘keep his emotions somewhat in check’

Denny Hamlin has some advice for Kyle Busch as they work through the second half of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin said Busch needs to take a step back when it comes to his emotions.

“Busch got the bad end of that deal,” Hamlin said when talking about Busch getting into a wreck with Kyle Larson during the Enjoy Illinois 300 that ended his day on Sunday. “I heard [Busch] say they can’t afford days like this but in these instances, you just gotta keep your emotions somewhat in check.”

The wreck happened at the end of Stage 2, and it was was first race of the season for Busch that he did not finish. Once his day was over, Busch shared his thoughts on the race.

“I’m sure it’s my fault,” Busch said sarcastically. “Hate it for my guys, everybody on the Rebel Camaro. We can’t afford days like this. So, hate it for them and trying to race for a playoff spot and gradually falling [in the standings] there a bit and just – yeah he got loose and wiped us out.”

Kyle Busch looks back at altercation after NASCAR All-Star Race

The wreck comes a couple of weeks after Busch got into a wreck and altercation with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. during the NASCAR All-Star Race. While appearing on The Kenny Wallace Show, Busch talked about the incident with Stenhouse.

“You know to me, it’s just Lap 1. The water is not even hot. The tires aren’t even hot,” Busch told Charlie Marlow of The Kenny Wallace Show. “You’re kind of slipping a little bit but yeah, I ran wide into Turn 1. Gave an opening to the middle. He took it. I gave room on the exit to make sure we didn’t touch, so I touched the fence a little bit. I was touching the fence, and he still ran into me and brushed off on my left front corner.

“So, it was inevitable that I was going to get put in the fence anyways. I wasn’t too pleased about that and did come back and retaliate. It showed my displeasure of that. As one guy once said, I meant to rattle his cage and spin them out didn’t mean for him to overcorrect and stuff in the fence but that’s sort of what happens sometimes.

“And then afterwards obviously, trying to have some casual words. I had no idea his comments of hold my watch or you know, hey, if you want to see something afterwards, hang out until afterwards. Nobody told me. So, I felt like I went into an ambush blind with him and his team and having an idea that they were all kind of set up in different areas. But tried to hold my own the best I could fighting off five different guys and came out of there with no black eyes.”

On3’s Jonathan Howard and Nick Geddes contributed to this story.

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