Long before the glitz of private jets and the pressure of the playoffs, Amelia Motor Raceway was where Denny Hamlin’s racing story began. His parents bought him his first go-kart at age 8 and brought it to the track on Wednesday practice nights. Fast forward to today, and after a heartbreaking 2025 season, Hamlin sought solace in those same roots.

Just days after his championship hopes slipped away at Phoenix, he shared an Instagram post that said more than words could, strolling in the bushes of a track that has now been abandoned. The Joe Gibbs Racing stars’ homecoming resonated deeply, earning an outpouring of love from the NASCAR community.

A look into Hamlin’s racing roots

Just a week before his 45th birthday, Hamlin seems to have taken a trip to Amelia County with his fiancée, Jor

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