NASCAR CUP SERIES: BANK OF AMERICA 400

October 11, 2026

Denny Hamlin

Pit Lane Interview

Q. The fifth place finish today, Denny Hamlin, gives up nine more points to Kyle Larson. I heard you mention grip on the way in, Denny. What were you fighting with the race car at the end?

DENNY HAMLIN: Just the long run speed, and obviously tanked there the last 15 laps or so. Just didn't have the long run speed that we needed. I thought the short run was okay. It was decent.

But I felt like we were a lot better when it was daytime, and then once it cooled off and the track got a little bit faster, we just lost the edge that we had.

Q. More to clean up on pit road. I understand the interference situation. What was going on with your placement of the car in the pit stall?

DENNY HAMLIN: Just putting on the sign there. Not really sure, but I feel like just I wish we would have qualified. I certainly felt like we could have got a little better pit selection there and wouldn't have had the 88. But they worked with us the whole race, Connor and his team pitted the second time by a couple times. I appreciate that. Yeah, we've got to pick up the performance.

Q. How would you describe the road ahead?

DENNY HAMLIN: We've just got to execute better, be a little faster, all of the above. But ultimately we're giving it all we've got right now.