Denny Hamlin’s strategy played out perfectly. Starting at the pole, the Joe Gibbs Racing veteran led the final 25 laps at the World Wide Technology Raceway to secure his fifth win of the season. While the triumph advanced the 44-year-old into the second round of the playoffs, the win also sent a statement to NASCAR, coming at a time when the lawsuit drama is at an all-time high. Considering the circumstances, was it simply a coincidence that the USA Network started cutting the feed when the checkered flag was waved at the Enjoy Illinois 300?

Unsurprisingly, plenty of fans didn’t seem to think so. The Virginia-native isn’t the most popular figure with the NASCAR hierarchy at the moment, especially after the latest lawsuit drama with the leaked texts and emails. But surely, the France famil

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