Reports from local media and The Athleticbroke late Sunday night that a home owned by Denny Hamlin’s property company, Won One Real Estate, burned down in Stanley, North Carolina. The Lucia Riverbend Fire Department’s chief, David Toomey, told WCNC that Hamlin’s parents, Dennis Hamlin and Mary Lou Hamlin, lived in the home.
Two people are hospitalized as a result of the blaze, with The Athletic citing ” possible smoke inhalation” as the reason from their medical treatment. Authorities have not released the identities of the two injured individuals.
Fire department responded to the fire at 6:19 p.m. local time, with officials saying the 3,724-square-foot residence was nearly half burned down by the time they arrived on the scene. Two people were seen safely outside the home upon arrival.
Toomey’s opinion is that the incident resulted in a “total loss” of the home. However, the chief noted they were able to pull “some really expensive cars’ and unspecified racing memorabilia out of the home’s garage before they were damaged.
Denny Hamlin, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series runner-up and co-owner of the 23XI Racing NASCAR team, has not publicly reacted to the fire. His parents, have also not spoken out about the incident. It is unclear if they are the injured parties in the case.
The cause of the fire is undetermined as of press time.