“Bound by Their Teams”: Denny Hamlin Rules Out More NASCAR Drivers Entry Into Podcasting

Ever since Denny Hamlin released his own podcast show, Actions Detrimental, earlier this year, it has been a big hit among NASCAR fans and insiders. Every week, after the race, Hamlin recaps the major incidents and stories from the race weekend as well as gives his opinion and insight into the other developments in the sport.

This, in theory, has been a massive win for everyone but more so for fans in particular who now have a weekly look inside what goes on in NASCAR because of an active driver having his own podcast. But with all that said, with the success, the popularity of the medium, could we see more active NASCAR drivers have their own shows like Hamlin?

Denny Hamlin doesn’t think so.

Denny Hamlin doesn’t think many NASCAR drivers can have their own podcast

In a recent interview with Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, Hamlin was asked whether he feels more NASCAR drivers should have their own podcasts now considering the abundance of them in the world. Furthermore, Gluck wondered if Hamlin having his own podcast has been a positive or a negative for him overall.

Speaking about whether more drivers should have their podcasts, Hamlin said, “I think if more drivers did it, it would help expand more content for our sport. I don’t think you’ll see a lot of it.”

“Many drivers are very bound by their teams on what they say, what they do. I’ve been very blessed to be with sponsors and teams who let me be me, and they’re OK with that. So it’ll be tough. It’s gonna be tough to get them to do it. But I’d love to see more drivers have a weekly platform.”

Hamlin claims having his own podcast has been a big positive for him

As for whether Actions Detrimental has been positive or negative for him, Denny Hamlin claimed it’s the former. The #11 driver revealed he makes “pretty good money” from the podcast and this is what he was doing every week in NASCAR anyway.

“It’s allowed me to expand upon ideas or comments I had. Instead of taking a sentence here and a sentence there from a media session, I’m able to explain a little bit more about a given topic,” Hamlin explained. “It’s what I love to do. Honestly, as busy as I am owning a team, driving for a team, and having a podcast, those are the three things I love. I love running a business, I love driving, and I love talking about our sport.”

Hamlin added that the goal behind having his own podcast is to give people insight into the insider’s perspective about what’s going on behind the curtain that they don’t generally get to know. And so far, it’s all been positive for him, he claimed.