NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin called out the Next Gen car for the fire incidents that occurred during the race at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend. Among many, he addressed Austin Cindric's case, which was likely the most severe.
The race at Bristol saw huge tire wear, putting many drivers at risk in the post-season. Unfortunately for Cindric, his car caught fire on Lap 454. His team worked hard to put the fire out as he waited on pit road, but Hamlin was more concerned about his team not breaking the window. He said on his Actions Detrimental podcast:
"Cindric was willing to die in there. It was interesting, I couldn't believe they didn't pop the window out. I don't know if there's a rule against that or not. ... There was so much smoke in Cindric's car while he was on