{"id":328725,"date":"2025-12-29T23:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T04:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nascar-driver-denny-hamlins-dad-dead-following-north-carolina-house-fire"},"modified":"2025-12-29T23:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T04:39:07","slug":"nascar-driver-denny-hamlins-dad-dead-following-north-carolina-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nascar-driver-denny-hamlins-dad-dead-following-north-carolina-house-fire","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin&#8217;s Dad Lifeless Following North Carolina Home Fireplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">NASCAR&#8217;s Denny Hamlin<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dad Dead, Mom Critically Injured in House Fire<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T18:09:30-08:00\"><br \/>\n               December 29, 2025<br \/>\n              6:09 PM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d02d1a20ebdbd3f30181da820d8655e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251229_e3d987855c7d46adbae4788697b73097\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9bd404c2-4ff0-4069-b580-e6cedcea9184\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dennis Hamlin\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/4by3\/2025\/12\/29\/e3d987855c7d46adbae4788697b73097_md.jpg\" alt=\"denny-hamlin-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d02d1a20ebdbd3f30181da820d8655e7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9b8a7a8f256f84f53b4a0e420f7d6906\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tragedy has struck NASCAR driver <strong>Denny Hamlin<\/strong> &#8230; his dad has died following a devastating house fire in North Carolina that also left his mother critically injured.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9b8a7a8f256f84f53b4a0e420f7d6906--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2fbc78b0a9b766b6db80cb9e0a71279c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On Monday evening, Gaston County EMS confirmed 75 year old <strong>Dennis Hamlin<\/strong> died from injuries suffered in the blaze. Hamlin&#8217;s 69 year old mom, <strong>Mary Lou Hamlin <\/strong>was injured in the fire and remains in critical condition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2fbc78b0a9b766b6db80cb9e0a71279c--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2578a0a021ae91c2b92b497fee9395d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Officials say both victims managed to escape the burning home but suffered catastrophic injuries. Dennis was transported to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2578a0a021ae91c2b92b497fee9395d1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-647f13c8b7cc081b7329ce4d36d1a5b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The fire destroyed the home. Firefighters were forced to truck in water due to a lack of hydrants, slowing efforts to control the blaze. It took about two hours to bring the fire under control.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-647f13c8b7cc081b7329ce4d36d1a5b2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b41e30ded1bba7b63d26f69d0c462150\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251229_a335d7a96b244c229e6fc8d6c4644c0f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9bd404c2-4ff0-4069-b580-e6cedcea9184\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a3\/4by3\/2025\/12\/29\/a335d7a96b244c229e6fc8d6c4644c0f_md.jpg\" alt=\"denny-hamlin-sub-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b41e30ded1bba7b63d26f69d0c462150--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-810fa357fcd81a37611fe3b0cf3c7219\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Despite the extensive damage, firefighters were able to save some racing memorabilia and collectibles from inside the home.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-810fa357fcd81a37611fe3b0cf3c7219--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-79a41ff7ae359cbff7b47022947ad705\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Denny has not yet commented publicly on the tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-79a41ff7ae359cbff7b47022947ad705--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/29\/nascar-star-denny-hamlins-dad-dead-following-north-carolina-house-fire\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR&#8217;s Denny Hamlin Dad Dead, Mom Critically Injured in House Fire Published December 29, 2025 6:09 PM PST Tragedy has struck NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6169,6167,6168,92,6166,5043,5046,5041,6170],"class_list":["post-328725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-dennis-hamlin","tag-denny-hamlin","tag-denny-hamlin-dad-lifeless","tag-disaster-accident","tag-mary-lou-hamlin","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-driver","tag-north-carolina","tag-stock-car-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328727,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328725\/revisions\/328727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}