Denny Hamlin delivers a reality check after controversial race: “Atlanta is what most drivers would aspire Daytona and Talladega to be”

Denny Hamlin has laid bare why he believes Atlanta Motor Speedway has the edge over Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Atlanta got mired in the final lap controversy that resulted in the #11 driver Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell's triumph; however, Hamlin explained why most drivers dream of Daytona and Talladega to produce Atlanta-like racing.

Denny Hamlin expresses his opinions on Carson Hocevar's questionable driving at the Atlanta Motor Speedway

Carson Hocevar posted his career-best Cup Series finish after putting his #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in second place. However, the sophomore driver caught the limelight for how he raced in the 400-mile battle.

Hocevar was spotted hard racing on multiple occasions and was witnessed having post-race conversations with Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, and more. The general notion emerged that Hocevar should check up on his aggression.

Denny Hamlin had a different stance. He said that the #77 driver had a shot at his first Cup Series win, and thus, made the move that he believed would materialize it. Hocevar pinned his NextGen ride, causing Chastain to fall back on the final restart and did the same on the final lap, budging between Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell.

“I’m going to be Carson, I’m going to say, ‘This is my very first win. This is one of my best shots I’ve ever had to win the race, and that was the move I thought would do it for me,'” Hamlin said via Actions Detrimental.

“‘I’ll go back and look at it and see if I made a mistake, and if I did I’m going to learn from it and I’ll do better next time. But in that moment, I thought that was my best move,” the JGR driver added.

Denny Hamlin will be next seen racing at the Circuit of The Americas, ranked 13th.