Denny Hamlin’s weekend in Las Vegas started with a $126,150 slot machine jackpot and a chorus of groans from NASCAR fans. As the Joe Gibbs Racing driver prepares for the Pennzoil 400 on March 16, his casino windfall has reignited debates about wealth,

Denny Hamlin won a six-figure jackpot in Las Vegas amid sponsorship struggles, adding at least $75,000 after taxes.

Win, lose or otherwise, Denny Hamlin will leave Las Vegas at least $75,000 richer than he was upon arrival. He hit a six-figure jackpot on a Buffalo slot

Denny Hamlin is hoping to win his first race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season on Sunday, but the Joe Gibbs Racings star hit the jackpot before the event.

Denny Hamlin has started the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign on somewhat of a rollercoaster with a pair of results 20th or worse at Daytona and Circuit of the Americas and two finishes inside the top 10, including a sixth at Atlanta and his best race of the season, a runner-up last week at Phoenix.

Some people have all the luck. Denny Hamlin was at the casino on Friday night and hit a HUGE six-figure jackpot. It feels like this guy walks away with more money than he came with to Las Vegas when NASCAR comes to town.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to win the second-closest race in Phoenix Raceway history.