Denny Hamlin reveals data on 'bulls**t' Chase Elliott move after Coca-Cola 600 wreck
Denny Hamlin has provided data to support his claim that Chase Elliott intentionally wrecked him during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Monday.
Out of the race after the wreck, Hamlin had time on his hands to dive into the analytics.
“Removing all doubt,” Hamlin wrote on Twitter. “His steering came back to the exact same position it had previously after we came off the wall. The higher the line on steering the further LEFT it’s going. Absolute left hook. Cranked the wheel 4X harder left than he did making any corner through the whole day. Bullsh*t move.”
The crash occurred on the front stretch after Elliott made contact with the wall coming out of Turn 4 with Hamlin beside him. Elliott appeared to take exception with being squeezed against the wall by Hamlin, and responded by deliberately hooking him. At least, that was Hamlin’s side of the story after being checked out of the infield care center.
“I got right rear hooked in the middle of a straightaway,” Hamlin said. “Yeah, it’s a tantrum and he shouldn’t be racing next week. Right rear hooks are absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care, it’s the same thing Bubba Wallace did with Kyle Larson. The exact same. He shouldn’t be racing. Tantrum.”
Chase Elliott refutes Denny Hamlin’s accusation
Elliott provided his side of the story shortly after Hamlin said he should be suspended, calling the situation “unfortunate.”
“The 11 ran us up in the fence there, and once you turn the right sides off these things it’s kind of over,” Elliott said. “I hate it, I thought our NAPA Chevy was getting better. It was nice to be making some gains throughout the race — our pit stops were really good. We had some pretty good fortune to get up towards the front, so, it was just — trying to get to mile 600 and have a shot. Unfortunately, we failed to do that again.
“No [there was no retaliation], like I said, once you hit the wall in these things you can’t drive them anymore. So, unfortunately not, no just an unfortunate circumstance.”