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Denny Hamlin’s race ended early after his car went up in flames Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. According to NASCAR, Hamlin’s car endured a possible engine failure at Lap 75 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race. After a long slide, Hamlin was able to stop the No. 11 Toyota and climbed out under his own power.

During the first NASCAR pit stops at Texas on Sunday, Denny Hamlin had a major miscommunication due to code words. Hamlin went down pit road twice, just to pit once, and ended up getting hit with a speeding penalty in the process.