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Denny Hamlin Finds Calm in Parents’ Steady Emotions

After losing the title at Phoenix last Sunday, Hamlin credited his parents for keeping him grounded. “When I saw my mom, her reaction was the same as mine—calm, in shock maybe, but level,” he said. His dad’s belief never wavered either. “He thought I was a champion before this weekend,” Hamlin said, holding steady through yet another title heartbreak.