5 months ago
- U.S. & World
- Updated: Dec. 30, 2025, 1:40 p.m.
- Published: Dec. 30, 2025, 1:37 p.m.
Officials person confirmed that nan begetter of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died successful a location occurrence complete nan weekend.
According to a news merchandise from nan Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Service successful North Carolina, Dennis Hamlin, 75 died astatine a infirmary aft a occurrence destroyed a two-story location adjacent Stanley connected Sunday.
Hamlin’s mother, Mary Lou Hamlin, 69, was critically injured successful nan blaze, officials said. She was taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center successful Winston-Salem, wherever she was being treated.
The occurrence caused nan building to collapse, but nan origin is nether investigation.
Hamlin has 60 NASCAR Cup Series victories successful his profession and is wide regarded arsenic nan top driver successful NASCAR history to ne'er person won a championship.
NASCAR’s 2006 Cup Series rookie of nan twelvemonth and three-time Daytona 500 champion, vanished 2nd successful nan 2025 standings, losing to champion Kyle Larson by 4 points.
He won six races and had 14 apical 5 finishes this season. Only legends for illustration Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin. Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon person much Top 5 points finishes.
Hamlin besides co-owns nan 23XI Racing NASCAR squad pinch NBA fable Michael Jordan and was named 1 of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers successful 2023.
Earlier this year, Hamlin told nan Associated Press that his begetter was battling a superior illness.
“I cognize for a truth this is my past chance for my dada to spot it. I don’t want him going and ne'er getting to spot nan moment,” Hamlin said.
Brandon Champion is simply a newsman connected MLive's statewide trending squad based successful Grand Rapids. He writes astir a assortment of topics, but mostly crime and courts successful Metro Detroit, Northern Michigan and nan Upper...
