Denny Hamlin says he won't pay the $25,000 fine levied by NASCAR for comments made after last Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
"The truth is what the truth is, and I don't believe in this," said Hamlin, who indicated he had been fined for post-race comparisons between NASCAR's new Gen-6 NASCAR Sprint Cup race car and its predecessor, the Gen-5 version introduced in 2007 as the "Car of Tomorrow."
"I'm never going to believe in it. As far as I'm concerned, I'm not going to pay the fine. If they suspend me, they suspend me. I don't care at this point."
NASCAR announced the fine Thursday as Cup drivers spent an extra day practicing and dialing in their cars for Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR determined that Hamlin had violated section 12-1 of the rule book (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and issued the following statement in announcing the fine:
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