Denny Hamlin has opened up on the aftermath of his 23XI Racing team's dramatic lawsuit against NASCAR last year.
After the antitrust suit finally went to trial in December, NASCAR reached a settlement with 23XI and Front Row Motorsports which included major concessions, headlined by permanent charters for teams.
The fallout from the case has been huge even beyond the terms of the settlement, with commissioner Steve Phelps stepping down from his role not long after things wrapped up having been criticized heavily for comments he was revealed to have made about team owner Richard Childress in private text conversations.
Hamlin, who co-owns 23XI with NBA legend Michael Jordan, has now spoken about the team's 'really good' relationship with NASCAR in the aftermath of the settlement, praising the organization for delivering on all of its promises.
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Hamlin: NASCAR has delivered on promises
Hamlin also revealed that he's had a number of conversations with NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell and sat in on some competition committee meetings, discussing matters related to the future of the sport.
“It’s been a really good working relationship," he said. "and they’ve delivered on everything they promised us."
He continued: “I’ve had quite a bit of dialogue with Steve O’Donnell. They’ve allowed me to sit in on the new competition committee with Chad Knaus, Wally Brown, and Travis Geisler and a few others to make decisions on the next superspeedway package and things like that.”
Those comments, after just how contentious last year's lawsuit became, represent a sign of the real turnaround in relations between NASCAR and some of its teams since the antitrust suit wrapped.
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