NASCAR star Denny Hamlin kicked out of Uber in Miami

NASCAR Cup Series legend Denny Hamlin has revealed that he was once kicked out of an Uber while getting a lift around Miami.

Hamlin is currently searching for his maiden NASCAR Cup Series championship, in the round of 12 in the 2025 playoffs.

The Floridian should make it through to the round of eight, already sat 27 points above the cutoff line, but he has not been particularly upbeat about his chances.

And that's because the 59-time Cup Series race winner has suggested that the season finale at Phoenix has similar characteristics to the Bristol Motor Speedway, where he could only finish 31st.

Now, away from the track, Hamlin has recalled a story from a few years ago, when he was kicked out of a taxi in Miami.

Hamlin suggested that it was because his face mask slipped, with strict rules regarding Ubers being in place around the time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"I don’t care much about my Uber rating," Hamlin told The Athletic. "But I’m a quiet, 'yes sir, yes ma’am' passenger. That’s all I do.

"However, I was once kicked out of an Uber in Miami because my mask fell below my nose. The driver didn’t give me a warning - just told me to get out. I was in the middle of nowhere. I’m like, 'What!? Are you serious?'

"Done. I was done. And I’m anti-confrontational when it comes to stuff like that. I’m not the send-the-steak-back kind of guy. But no warning. Just 'get the freak out of my car.'"

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Hamlin's hunt for a maiden title

Hamlin is firmly in contention for the round of eight, and sits 27 points above the cut-off line, as he hunts for a maiden title.

Now 44 years old, Hamlin is regarded as one of the greatest drivers never to have won a championship, and also co-owns a team as he looks towards life after full-time Cup Series racing.

Two drivers for the team that he co-owns - 23XI Racing - however, are struggling to make it out of the round of 12.

Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace suffered a nightmare at the recent New Hampshire race, and sit 23 and 27 points respectively off bubble driver Chase Briscoe.

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