Overview

• Denny Hamlin acknowledged he "got too hot under the collar" at New Hampshire and said he should have handled Ty Gibbs differently.
• Joe Gibbs Racing held a drivers' session with leadership where participants discussed expectations, and Christopher Bell said wrecking a teammate was clearly out of bounds.
• Hamlin said conversations were productive and kept confidential, while Kyle Larson described small in-race concessions as standard practice among teammates in similar situations.
• NASCAR confirmed it has parted ways with race director Jusan Hamilton with six races remaining in the season.
• Rodney Childers will join JR Motorsports as Xfinity Series crew chief for the No. 1 Chevrolet shared by Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch.