Hendrick Motorsports mocks Denny Hamlin with Snickers photo

Hendrick Motorsports has responded to a comment by Denny Hamlin on his podcast Actions Detrimental. In July, Hamlin said Hendrick needed a Snickers, as the team had not been itself for some time. After Kyle Larson's team beat Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing to the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship in November, the No. 5 team posted a photo of Larson, Jeff Gordon, Cliff Daniels and Rick Hendrick eating Snickers bars beside the trophy, captioned "Feeling like ourselves again".

Larson said after the season finale banquet that the idea came from Rick Hendrick, who had taken Hamlin's remark personally. Larson described his team owner as very competitive and said the playful response was a good touch.

Hamlin responded with a smile, saying he did not expect anyone wearing a vest to understand the joke, and suggested giving Snickers to the other Hendrick drivers who did not win the championship.