Key Highlights
- NASCAR released a statement Tuesday mourning the death of Denny Hamlin’s father, who tragically died as a result of injuries sustained in a house fire in North Carolina on Sunday.
- Dennis Hamlin was 75.
- Dennis Hamlin and Mary Lou Hamlin, 69, were found outside the two-story home near Stanley suffering from what officials called catastrophic injuries.
- Dennis Hamlin later died from his injuries at a hospital, while his wife was transferred to a special hospital in Winston-Salem for treatment of her burn injuries.
- NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin walks by the championship trophy as he introduced prior to the NASCAR Championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov.
