Hendrick Motorsports mocks Hamlin in Larson championship photo
NXTbets Pro | Published On: November 11, 2026
Larson championship
Kyle Larson added another title to a season that turned after a long drought. He clinched his third overall NASCAR Cup Series championship and his second straight at Homestead-Miami Speedway, becoming the first driver to win back-to-back Cup titles since Jimmie Johnson. He also became the 11th driver to win three Cup Series championships. Larson’s run to the crown gained speed after he ended a 51-race winless streak with a victory at Gateway, then added wins at Kansas and Talladega. Those results gave him enough momentum to stay in the title fight and finish the season with another championship trophy in hand. The title also gave Hendrick Motorsports its record 16th championship, a total that underlined the team’s staying power at the top of NASCAR. Larson’s late surge changed the tone around the organization after a difficult stretch, and it gave Hendrick another title to add to a long list of championship seasons. The crown was more than a single-race result. It capped a stretch in which Larson found form again and turned that rebound into wins, then turned those wins into another Cup crown.
Hendrick post
Hendrick Motorsports answered the title with a social-media jab that used Snickers to flip one of Hamlin’s own lines back at him. The team posted a championship celebration photo of Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon, Larson and crew chief Cliff Daniels holding Snickers bars beside the Bill France Cup. The caption read, “Feeling like ourselves again.” The message reached back to Hamlin’s podcast remark from Hendrick Motorsports’ summer slump, when he said Hendrick and its frustrated fans “need to have a Snickers.” Larson said Hendrick kept bringing up that comment for months, and the post made clear the team had been waiting for the right moment to answer it. The image worked because it was simple. No long explanation was needed. The bars, the trophy and the caption did the work. The celebration photo still carried the feel of a title-party image, but the joke gave it an edge. It turned the championship moment into a response, one that matched the mood of a team that had gone from being the target of a jab to holding the trophy and the punchline at the same time.
Hamlin bid
Hamlin had his own chance to change the script at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but the race slipped away from him before the finish. He led 87 laps and still finished sixth, ending his championship bid. That result left Larson with the trophy and made the Hendrick post land even harder. It also closed the door on a title run that had been alive deep into the race. Larson’s championship became his third Cup Series title overall and the second in a row, while Hamlin left Florida without the crown he chased. The contrast sharpened the storyline around the celebration photo. Hendrick Motorsports was not only celebrating a championship. It was also leaning into a rivalry note that had lingered for months. The organization had carried Hamlin’s Snickers line through the season, then used the title photo to collect on it after the result became final. The end result gave Hendrick its record 16th championship and gave Larson a place in a small class of drivers with three Cup titles. It also left one clear image from the weekend, the photo of Hendrick, Gordon, Larson and Daniels holding candy bars beside the Bill France Cup, with the caption that said the team felt like itself again.
