Denny Hamlin Blames Next Gen Car After Brickyard 400 as One Major NASCAR Problem Gets Worse

NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 19: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, looks on prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on July 19, 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin believes the Next Gen car is the main reason passing has become so difficult at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After finishing fifth in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, Hamlin said the problem is not the f