Denny Hamlin’s engine blows up, car catches fire in scary incident

Nascar Star Denny Hamlin suffered a scary incident on the TEXAS Motor Speedway track on Sunday.

Hamlin’s vehicle no. 11 developed the engine problem between the 1 and 2 of the 1 and 2 in Circle 75. The car then lit up while spinning. A lot of smoke pulled him out of the engine, while the emergency staff rushed to Hamlin to shut down the flames.

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The driver of the Nascar Cup Denny Hamlin series was presented before the Würth 400 race at the Texas engine speedway at Fort Worth, Texas, May 4, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Hagn Pictures)

He finished only 15 rounds and remained in 38th place on Würth 400.

“It just blew up,” Hamlin said Fox Sports.

Hamlin said he tried to prevent the engine from smoking completely so that the crew members would look at him and realize what exactly went wrong.

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Toyota’s driver compiled another solid season through the first 10 races of the year. He entered the Fort Worth Third in the race rankings behind the leader of William Byron and Kyle Larson. Behind Byron was only 52 points.

But Sunday’s accident will definitely not give him the opportunity to jump in front of any driver in front of him. Chase Elliott There were only 20 points behind Hamlin, and Christopher Bell had a 30 -point deficit from him.

Hamlin has two victories this season, the top five five finishes and six top 10 endings.

Denny Hamlin was shown during the qualifications for NASCAR Food City 500 on the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., April 12, 2025. (Randy Sartin-Hagn Pictures)

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They will have another next week when the season switches to Kansas Speedway.

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