Joe Gibbs has opened up on Denny Hamlin's evolution over the past two decades and credited the driver's wife, Jordan Fish, and kids.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” Paulo Coelho famously once wrote in The Alchemist. And for Denny Hamlin, the 2025 NASCAR season felt like living proof of that idea.

Kyle Larson stood tall at the end of the Championship 4 in Phoenix last Sunday, clinching his second title, which came at the cost of heartbreak for Denny Hamlin.

The end of the championship race at Phoenix on Sunday was one to remember. Or if you’re Denny Hamlin, probably one to try to forget. Hamlin had the unfortunate distinction of falling victim to a late caution when he seemed otherwise poised to run away with the win.

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Everything was lining up for Hamlin to claim his elusive first NASCAR Cup Series title. Then came another cruel twist of fate.

Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin reveals how the unique post-race celebration in his team appreciates every individual in the race shop.