Denny Hamlin understood why Carson Hocevar was driving aggressively during the Atlanta NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin defended Hocevar for his driving and his incident with Ross Chastain.

NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar drew backlash from his fellow racers on Sunday because of his over-aggressive driving during the Ambetter Health 400.

Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain both approached Hocevar on pit road post-race. Hocevar had made contact with Blaney to send him spinning earlier in the final stage, and the driver of the No. 12 Ford worked his way back to a fourth-place finish.