NASCAR Nightmare Puts Denny Hamlin’s Championship Run in Danger

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 06: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, looks on prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 06, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin’s NASCAR Cup Series championship cushion took a major hit Sunday night after contact with Michael McDowell sent him into the wall during the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.Hamlin entere