SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is not backing off his claim that NASCAR sometimes calls caution for debris just to liven up a race.
Hamlin led by almost 10 seconds last week at Michigan when NASCAR called a debris caution with 15 laps remaining. Although he still won the race, he said after that the caution was because “this is show business.”
Asked about it Friday at Infineon Raceway, he didn’t change his stance and explained that NASCAR often uses debris cautions to bunch up the field and make the race more exciting.
NASCAR has maintained there was debris on the track Sunday, and runner-up Kasey Kahne said he saw it.
TNT was in commercial when the caution was called, so viewers at home were not shown any debris.
