The Ambetter Health 400 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was a long race that lasted 260 laps and 10 caution flags were flown during the event.
Some drivers felt the weight of the grueling race more than most.
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Denny Hamlin, #11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota, watches before the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on February 25, 2024, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin admitted Monday on his “Actions Detrimental” podcast that he needed to pee in his suit. He said it was the first time in his career that he had done something like that.
“For the first time in my entire career… 19 years, I peed in my seat,” he said. “It hurt. I was really thirsty in the second half of the race, but I couldn't drink any more because my body was sitting in my seat saying, 'Let it go. Let it go.' And I just couldn't let it go.”
Hamlin said he had never been able to overcome the mental barrier of relieving himself in the race car. The number of caution flags hampered his ability to possibly hold on until the end of the race.
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Denny Hamlin, #11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota, drives under the pedestal as the official waves the yellow flag during the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 race on February 25, 2024 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
He said he started thinking about things that would make him go, and it occurred to him.
“And then as soon as I took the first dribble, boom,” Hamlin said. “It was hot and then it was cold. I never felt what it feels like to pee in my seat. But I kind of liked it. Is that weird?”
Hamlin said he knows some drivers who do it regularly, but he's never been able to get his body to turn the switch.
Hamlin finished 23rd in the race that Daniel Suarez won by 0.003 seconds over Ryan Blaney and Kurt Busch.
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Denny Hamlin, #11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota, races through Turn 4 during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 race on February 19, 2024 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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