Substack exclusive: Why Denny Hamlin is doing the right thing by retiring after 2027 season

The following column appears on NASCAR’s Substack and is being shared in full on NASCAR.com this week. Subscribe to our Substack to read Nate Ryan’s weekly column and much more.The question has become a regular occurrence after every Denny Hamlin win (so it‘s lately been occurring quite regularly).Each win moves the Joe Gibbs Racing star up the career win list while also moving him closer to the checkered flag on an illustrious career.Hamlin is racing to an expiration date &mda