Though Bristol had no contact or flared tempers as in their past skirmishes at Kansas and Pocono, Larson and Hamlin seem on a collision course for the 2025 championship heading into NASCAR’s only off weekend of the season.

In his weekly Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin fired back at the No. 5 car driver’s post-race comments. He admitted he was rooting for Larson to begin with but had a change of heart after hearing his competitor throw shade.

Denny Hamlin praised Kyle Larson for his work during the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin talked about how he could not get past Larson, who won Sunday’s race.