NASCAR driver, Denny Hamlin is currently undergoing profound grief as he suffered a grave family tragedy. Denny’s father, Dennis Hamlin, died at age 75 on December 29, 2025, from injuries sustained in a house fire at the family home in North Carolina. His mother, Mary Lou Hamlin, was also present at the site when the tragedy took place. The accidental death of his father left both Denny Hamlin and his mother devastated. After the traffic news broke, numerous fans flocked to the professional racer’s posts to express their condolences and share words of comfort during his mourning period. Here’s everything we know about the cause of the fire.
How did a fire break out at Denny Hamlin’s family home?
The fire occurred at a home on Blacksnake Road near Stanley in Gaston County, North Carolina, where Denny Hamlin’s parents, Dennis Hamlin, 75, and Mary Lou Hamlin, 69 lived. The apartment is owned by One Real Estate, a company managed by Denny. Emergency services were dispatched at approximately 6:19 p.m. ET on Sunday evening, and firefighters arrived to find the two-story home mostly engulfed in flames. More than 10 fire departments responded, but the rural location lacked fire hydrants, so water had to be transported by tanker trucks, which delayed the firefighting effort. It took approximately two hours to get the blaze under control.
