Jeff Gordon Draws Painful Parallel to Denny Hamlin’s Missed Victory Shot at Kansas The NASCAR races that "haunt you" are the ones that make you. Jeff Gordon relates his past pain to Denny Hamlin's cos

“I ruined it for us.”

After dominating Stages 1 and 2 and leading 159 laps, Hamlin watched his 60th career win slip away in the final lap after tangling with his own driver, Bubba Wallace. Instead of hoisting the trophy, Hamlin settled for P2 as Chase Elliott capitalized.

For Gordon, with 93 victories and four championships, that kind of heartbreak is all too familiar. His perspective cuts through the noise as fans dissect Hamlin’s aggressive playoff move and its costly fallout, drawing a painful parallel between two drivers who know exactly how it feels to let one get away.

Denny Hamlin’s heartbreak isn’t something new

In a post-race discussion on Cup Scene’s YouTube channel, Jeff Gordon opened up about the lingering agony of races lost due to personal missteps, drawing a direct lin