Is Denny Hamlin related to Alex Bowman's crew chief Kevin Hamlin?

Over the last few months, the NASCAR fraternity was hot on Kevin Hamlin's relationship with Denny Hamlin. Chatters within fans suggested that both have a familial relationship because of their surname. However, others were not ready to buy it.

Kevin Hamlin has come into the headlines after his heated exchange with Alex Bowman, the Hendrick Motorsports driver he looks after, during the Wurth 400 at Dover in May. From then on, rumors surfaced that the former had a connection with the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.

Interestingly, the JGR driver has two siblings and the elder one's name is Kevin Hamlin. This puts fans into a confusing situation, as they wonder if this Kevin Hamlin is the same as the crew chief Kevin Hamlin.

Howsoever surprising it might be to fans, Crew Chief Kevin Hamlin and Denny Hamlin's brother Kevin Hamlin are not the same person. Furthermore, they do not have any familial relationship.

Interestingly, one more Kevin Hamlin is associated with American racing. Richard Childress Racing had a crew chief by the name of Kevin Hamlin, and he was not the same as Denny Hamlin's brother or Hendrick Motorsports crew chief.

In a nutshell, there are three Kevin Hamlins in the NASCAR fraternity, one is Alex Bowman's crew chief, one is Denny Hamlin's brother, and the third person is former Richard Childress Racing's crew chief. They are not related to each other.

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Who is HMS crew chief Kevin Hamlin?

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kevin Hamlin during the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The crew chief of Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman was a former NASCAR driver. He competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series divisions.

The 45-year-old has 43 Xfinity Series and six Truck Series races under his belt in three years. He made his Xfinity Series debut in the 2005 ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 (Pikes Peak) at Colorado, and the 2010 5-Hour Energy 250 at Gateway was his last race in the series.

The 2005 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas was Hamlin's first Truck Series race, and he raced his last in the 2007 Smith's Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas. The Snohomish, Washington-born spotter, began spotting in NASCAR in the early 2010s with John Andretti, Clint Bower, Ty Dillon, and Brendan Gaughan.

In 2012, Hamlin became a full-time spotter for Kasey Kahne and moved to Change Racing a few years later. He finally switched to Hendrick Motorsports in the #88 team and was a spotter for Alex Bowman, and currently works with the same driver in the #48 Cup Series team as a crew chief.