Denny Hamlin has two years left on a NASCAR Cup Series contract extension he signed with Joe Gibbs Racing over the summer but the 'deep cut' of how he was denied his first championship on Sunday makes it hard for him to envision coming back.

Denny Hamlin says he’s doing as well as one would expect two days after losing the NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway.“There is not a whole lot of second-guessing, I would say,” Hamlin said.

Denny Hamlin's longtime partner Jordan Fish shared an emotional message after his heartbreaking NASCAR Cup Series loss, saying she feels 'defeated.'

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,

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.