Denny Hamlin‘s disdain for Speedway Motorsports‘ reconfiguration and repave track record over the years is well documented and manifested itself once again on social media as Thursday night turned to Friday morning.
Earlier in the week, an SRO sports car event at freshly repaved Sonoma Raceway in California was halted due to numerous sections of the 2.52-mile circuit coming apart during a two-day test session ahead of race weekend.
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Hamlin immediately made his disappointment with Speedway Motorsports public and it received a commensurate public response from company CEO Marcus Smith, the son of company founder and NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bruton Smith.
When paving on a budget goes wrong. NWB will be next. https://t.co/pXcqrFCXMW
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) April 5, 2024
NWS refers to also recently repaved North Wilkesboro Speedway, which is also owned by Speedway Motorsports. Smith immediately fired back a public response at the veteran Cup Series driver and initiated a contentious and deeply personal back-and-forth.
