Kyle Larson's Triumph, Denny Hamlin's Letdown

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Denny Hamlin reveals feelings on Kyle Larson winning 2025 NASCAR title, aspect he hates
Denny Hamlin has spent much of his time since Sunday thinking about the championship that got away. But not long after the conclusion to the NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway, in which Kyle Larson outdueled Hamlin for the 2025 title,

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NASCAR Phoenix winners and losers as Denny Hamlin suffers most painful playoff failure yet
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Kyle Larson Admits 'Ultimate Competitor' Denny Hamlin Has Pushed Him to Become A Better Driver
Kyle Larson wins second NASCAR championship, denying Denny Hamlin
Kyle Larson denied Denny Hamlin his first career championship when a late caution at Phoenix Raceway sent the title-deciding finale into overtime.

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Kyle Larson Wins NASCAR Playoffs Bracket 2025 at Phoenix Race
Kyle Larson wins his second NASCAR championship in overtime, beating Denny Hamlin
Winners and losers from an emotional NASCAR Cup finale at Phoenix
It was perhaps the most unexpected triumph of Larson's entire NASCAR career, and it follows months of whispers that Larson wasn't quite the same since the Indy 500/Coke 600 double.

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NASCAR championship race takeaways as Kyle Larson snatches title from Denny Hamlin in OT
Kyle Larson outlasts Denny Hamlin to win second career NASCAR Cup Series championship

Denny Hamlin’s most memorable championship heartbreaks

Nate Ryan picks Denny Hamlin's most memorable championship heartbreaks as the No. 11 driver fell short yet again to claim Cup's top prize.
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Denny Hamlin said he 'never' wants to race again after Phoenix defeat

Denny Hamlin said, in this moment, he "never" wants to race a car again after losing the NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway in 2025.

Hamlin 'Going to Need Some Time' Before Thinking About 2026 Return

Denny Hamlin still feels the pain of losing the NASCAR Cup title, and in a press event for the Awards Banquet, says he'll have to mull over returning in 2026.

Denny Hamlin on 2026 return to racing: ‘I’m gonna need some time on this one’

Denny Hamlin said Tuesday that he needed time to process his defeat in Sunday's Cup Series championship race before getting back in a car.

Denny Hamlin Issues Painful Statement After Pit-Road Gamble Shatters Title Hopes

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.
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NASCAR Insiders Insist Denny Hamlin’s Pit Strategy Was Not the Wrong Call At Phoenix

Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty defend Chris Gayle's decision to change all the tires on Denny Hamlin's car during the final pit stop at Phoenix.
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Brad Keselowski 'Feels Bad for Denny Hamlin' but There is an asterisk

Denny Hamlin was unable to finally end his two-decade championship winless streak in the 2025 season as well. Despite being the winningest driver on track this year and making it through the playoff rounds,
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Larson felt for friend and rival Hamlin after Phoenix stunner

Kyle Larson had a moment while celebrating his second NASCAR Cup Series championship when his mind drifted elsewhere. “Iit kind of hit me like, ‘Oh, man, I can't imagine what he's feeling right now,’” Larson said of fellow championship contender Denny Hamlin.
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