Denny Hamlin Risks Delaying Crucial Surgery With Firm Retirement Timeline: “Done With All Of This”

For Denny Hamlin, the question of how long he wants to keep racing is now sitting alongside another uncomfortable decision: what to do about his injured shoulder. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver remains on course to leave full-time Cup competition after the 2027 season, but he is considering whether he can manage the injury for one more year before having it treated. Hamlin re-tore the shoulder, which was operated on after the 2023 season, in a fall at his parents’ home after a December fire, he told reporters in February.