Denny Hamlin Does a 'Dover CEO' Coldplay KissCam Pose After NASCAR Victory
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NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has shared a photo of himself on X, mimicking Astronomer CEO Andy Byron by hugging the Monster Mile trophy after his Cup Series win at Dover.
Hamlin got in on the trending moment sweeping social media after Byron was reportedly spotted hugging the head of human resources, Kristin Cabot, on the KissCam during Coldplay's concert.
The pair did not want their alleged affair to be made public. However, their reaction to being featured on the KissCam caused a great stir, making headlines worldwide.
The Cup victory was Hamlin's 58th so far, which arrived after an interesting battle in the last leg of the race with Chase Briscoe, who finished second. The race was red-flagged for an hour due to heavy rain, following which, Briscoe added significant pressure on Hamlin during the overtime restarts. However, he finished behind Hamlin by a margin of 0.310s.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway on July 20, 2025 in Dover, Delaware.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway on July 20, 2025 in Dover, Delaware.Hamlin decided to have some fun after winning the Dover Cup race, mimicking the pose that went viral recently. He wrote in the caption, "Dover's CEO."
Many fans have reacted to the post that received over 4,500 likes. Some comments are quoted below:
This fan said it:
"That's it, the meme is officially over."
That's it, the meme is officially over 🤣 — SteelHorseLive (@SteelHorseLive) July 21, 2025
A compliment for the race win:
"That's awesome. You drove a fantastic race. Good job."
That's awesome. You drove a fantastic race. Good job. — Dr. Claude allain (@Claudeallain5) July 21, 2025
Some more praise:
"Say what you will about Denny but damn dude just gets better with time. Dude controlled the race and knows how to drive this gen 7."
Say what you will about Denny but damn dude just gets better with time. Dude controlled the race and knows how to drive this gen 7 — Seth Harwell (@The_SethHarwell) July 21, 2025
This is a good point:
"Where's coldplay when you need them?"
where's coldplay when you need them? — Jacob Morgan (@Jacobdean1342) July 21, 2025
Hamlin acknowledged after the race that he had shifted his driving style for Dover after being inspired by Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex. He said:
"Well, it's twofold. There's two things. One is obviously my driving. I've talked about that, changing my style to more of a Martin Truex and Jimmie Johnson style.
"I just studied some of the greats here. I was very fortunate to have Martin Truex as a teammate. Jimmie Johnson, watching him win (11) times here. You learn from the greats and you change your game to match it, you have success like this.
"The other is focusing on what I need to tell the team to make the car better, identifying where I'm losing time, then focusing on what I need to tell them how I can go faster in that section of the racetrack. Just try not to get caught up too much in...
"NASCAR is an emotional game where you really kind of get caught up in shit that doesn't matter. So I just try to look at it from a very straightforward point of view, numbers point of view.
"Find out where I'm bad, analyse what I'm doing, analyse the best, then figure out how I can go faster like them, then give that information to the team.
"It typically takes me a little bit longer to give the team the feedback that they're needing because I like to analyse it, make sure it's right, before I tell them. But it's just changing my mentality on that process and how I'm doing it."
Hamlin became the 19th Cup Series driver to win three times at Dover after his victory on Sunday.
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