Denny Hamlin is struggling to attract sponsors for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series but two of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates have received a boost.

Denny Hamlin, a long-time fixture in NASCAR and currently driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, has raised concerns about a drying well of sponsorship money within the sport of NASCAR.

Three-time Daytona 500 winner and 23XI Racing team co-owner Hamlin is a harsh critic of the new ‘Open Exemption Provisional’ (OEP) that encourages and guarantees world-class drivers a spot to compete in the Cup Series.

Denny Hamlin‘s offseason was anything but quiet. In addition to being front and center of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, Hamlin saw his longtime crew chief Chris Gabehart promoted to Joe Gibbs Racing director of competition.

Denny Hamlin has strongly criticized NASCAR's new Open Exemption Provisional (OEP) rule, which grants automatic race entry.

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