Denny Hamlin plays the villain in Michigan after FireKeepers Casino 400 win
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BROOKLYN, MI – When asked if he had disdain for Michigan, Denny Hamlin said no.
You would not know that from his post race gestures, though.
“My friend Travis … he was like, ‘Man, it’d feel good if you won from that school up north right in their backyard,” Hamlin said. “I said, ‘Well, I’m going to do it for you.’ And so I did it just for my buddy.”
Whathedidforhisbuddywasdoalittle“O-S-U”chantandarmgestureasanodtotheOhioStateBuckeyes.
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HamlinmightnothateMichigan,buthedoesloveplayingthevillain,andthisweekendwasaperfectmomentforthat.He’sonthebacknineofhisracingyears,hiscompanyisunderthreatfromhisNASCARlawsuitandhe’swaitingonthebirthofhisson.Hamlinhadamillionreasonstolosetheracethisweekend.Instead,hecamefrombehindinthewaninglapsoftheracetosnatchthewinfromthedriverwho’dledmostoftheracerightafterthehometownkidsufferedaflattire.
Amidyellowandredflags,Hamlinemergedvictorious–muchtothecrowd’sdispleasure.Hedidnotmind,though.
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