Watch: Denny Hamlin accuses NASCAR of extending caution period on the final laps at Texas for commercials

Hamlin pointed out that, this caution period extended beyond what it should’ve been. He asserted that multiple laps were run where there was no safety vehicle or debris on the track. The three times Daytona 500 winner suspects that it was done because of a commercial break that was going on and seems very concerned about wasting the laps.

I just knew on a Green White Checkered I had no choice. We should have gone back racing with like four to go but we did not. We just ran under caution for no apparent reason. There was no reason to be running under caution unless they were, they needed, I don’t know why they would have been under commercial because they had fifteen other cautions they could have got all their commercial breaks in. Denny Hamlin said via Action Detrimental.

Denny Hamlin claims he could have won if not for too much caution laps

The future Hall of Famer pointed out that he would have had the opportunity to secure the race win on Texas despite the crash if there wants much caution laps. He pointed out that if there is more than two laps after re-start it is possible to take the lead back from the front runner, but on overtime re-starts with two laps it’s not possible.

I did if they didn’t run so many f**king laps under caution… I think if I have two or three laps, if he clears me, if he controls the restart clears me if I have two or three laps, I’ll get back around him. I mean, that’s my irrational confidence, but that’s what I think will happen. When we go into green-white-checkered, it’s all about who can clear first. Whoever clears first is going to win the race. Denny Hamlin said.

The 23XI Racing co-owner has some points about the extended caution period at Texas, but at the end of the day the rule is similar to everyone and in racing most often rules plays against the driver that doesn’t score the win. He still has many more races left in the season to bounce back.