A fire Sunday night completely destroyed the North Carolina house where the parents of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin reside.
Authorities in Gaston County, North Carolina, told WCNC-TV in Charlotte that two people were hospitalized as a result of the Dec. 28 blaze, which took firefighters about two hours to extinguish. Officials did not release the names of the people hospitalized, but Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department Chief David Toomey told WCNC that the driver’s parents lived there. Public records show the home is owned by Hamlin’s real estate company, Won One Real Estate.
“They had some really expensive cars in the garage and some racing memorabilia and stuff, so all that was saved,” Toomey told The Athletic. “We were able to save all that and get it out so it wasn’t damaged.”
Hamlin, NASCAR’s 2006 Cup Series rookie of the year and three-time Daytona 500 champion, finished second in the 2025 standings, losing to champion Kyle Larson by four points. He won six races and had 14 top five finishes this season.
Hamlin also co-owns the 23XI Racing NASCAR team with NBA legend Michael Jordan. Earlier this month, the team settled a multimillion-dollar antitrust lawsuit it and Front Row Motorsports filed against NASCAR.