“Careful Brexton”: Fans point to Denny Hamlin’s ongoing bad luck to Kyle Busch’s son following pleas to get a new dog

Fans are expressing concern for Kyle Busch's son Brexton Busch after Denny Hamlin's underwhelming performance in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series since the arrival of Lulu. A park ranger near the river found the dog, and the Hamlin family adopted it.

The Joe Gibbs Racing Team driver has seen a significant drop in his standings. He finished in 38th position due to an engine failure in just the second lap at the Sonoma Raceway track, the next race after bringing the dog home. Since then, he has been struggling to earn a favorable position or win a race.

Now, the two-time Cup Series Champion's son also posted an image of him with a dog on his X account. Brexton is having a smooth sail in his career and has 30 wins on 11 tracks in eight states. But now the fans are articulating their fears about the young talent connecting his latest post with Denny Hamlin's fate.

The post said:

"My mom and dad said if I get 18,000 likes I can get this doggie. Help me please.🥺🐶"

After this post, fans expressed their opinions in the comments.

A fan comment read, "Careful Brexton, my guy @dennyhamlin got a new dog and the racing thing hasn’t gone well since 😂"

Another commented, "Ask Uncle Denny how your luck will change little bro 😭"

"After Hamlin, I’m scared to click it. Let me see how Bristol plays out for your dad," wrote a concerned fan.

Another fan warned Brexton, reminiscing about Denny Hamlin's fate this season, and wrote, "We all know what happened once @dennyhamlin got a dog earlier this season."

After Denny Hamlin's recent story of Lulu's adoption, one fan commented, "I heard @dennyhamlin has a dog you can have."

Denny Hamlin's crew wants him to "explore removing" Lulu

The Toyota driver is still struggling to secure his spot in the playoffs. Since the Joe Gibbs Racing team driver adopted the dog, he hasn't won any races. Also, he only has two top 5s and two top 10s finished in 13 races with four DNFs.

On Denny Hamlin's podcast Actions Detrimental, his co-host asked him about his encounter with his crew chief, Chris Gabehart. The #11 driver mentioned that Gabehart doesn't believe in a "whole lot" of luck, but he wants to "explore removing" Lulu for a week and wants to see the results.

He (Gabehart) definitely wants to explore removing the dog off the premises for one week and see what happens. Chris Gabehart, an avid listener of Actions Detrimental, he doesn't believe in luck a whole lot, he believes in being prepared and things like that and I agree with him. But holy cow the results are not good with Lulu so far. I don't know what to do," Hamlin said.

Hamlin has lost his place in the top 10 standings and has been dropped to 13th place with the drivers who are on the bubble for the playoffs after Lulu's entry.