Denny Hamlin said Tuesday that he planned to return to the NASCAR Cup Series next season, but that he needed time to process his defeat in Sunday’s championship race and consider his future in the sport before getting back in a car.
“I mean, I plan to,” Hamlin said from the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge, site of Tuesday’s NASCAR Awards celebration. “I have a contract to, but there’s, at this point, there’s just absolutely no way that I would even … I don’t even think about the race car right now. Just yeah, I’m gonna need some time on this one.”
— NASCAR.com —