Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured

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STANLEY, N.C. -- The begetter of NASCAR operator Denny Hamlin died and his parent was critically injured aft a play occurrence heavy damaged the North Carolina location wherever they lived, officials said Monday.

Firefighters arrived Sunday nighttime astatine a two-story location adjacent Stanley that was mostly engulfed successful fire, with flames showing done the attic, the Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services said successful a quality release.

This photograph provided by Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department, firefighters conflict flames from a location occurrence precocious Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 successful Stanley, NC.

Dennis Hamlin, 75, and Mary Lou Hamlin, 69, were recovered extracurricular the home, suffering from catastrophic injuries, officials said. Dennis Hamlin aboriginal died from his injuries astatine a hospital, officials said.

Mary Lou Hamlin was taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center successful Winston-Salem, wherever she was being treated Monday, officials said.

The occurrence caused the operation to collapse. The origin is nether investigation.

Stanley is located astir 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte.

The location is owned by a institution called Won One Real Estate that lists Denny Hamlin arsenic its manager, according to section spot taxation records and a concern papers filing with the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office.

Representatives for Hamlin had not responded to requests for remark arsenic of Monday evening.

Hamlin is 1 of the marquee drivers successful NASCAR's apical circuit, having won 60 NASCAR Cup Series races, including the Daytona 500 3 times.

Denny Hamlin looks connected anterior to a NASCAR Cup Series car contention astatine Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, successful Concord, N.C.

The 45-year-old operator for Joe Gibbs Racing has yet to triumph a Cup points championship. He fell abbreviated of the rubric during this season's last contention successful Arizona past month.

Weeks earlier, Hamlin said his begetter - who astir went broke with fiscal sacrifices to effort to get his lad into NASCAR - was battling a superior illness, and that helium didn't person overmuch clip near to live.

"I cognize for a information this is my past accidental for my dada to spot it. I don't privation him going and ne'er getting to spot the moment," Hamlin told The Associated Press.

Hamlin besides mentioned his dada successful affectional grounds this period astatine the commencement of a national antitrust proceedings against NASCAR brought successful portion by 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. NASCAR, 23XI Racing and different contention squad reached a colony during the proceedings earlier jurors ever deliberated.

Sainz reported from Memphis, Tennessee.

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