Denny Hamlin drives on track during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

NASCAR auto racing driver Denny Hamlin speaks ahead of the NASCAR awards ceremony in Charlotte N.C., Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Reed)

Denny Hamlin (11) leads Christopher Bell (20) out of Turn 4 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

FILE - Denny Hamlin is introduced before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Aug. 18, 2024, in Brooklyn, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

NASCAR auto racing driver Martin Truex Jr. speaks ahead of the NASCAR awards ceremony in Charlotte N.C., Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Reed)

NASCAR champion Joey Logano speaks ahead of the NASCAR awards in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Reed)