Denny Hamlin Reveals Tough Mexico City Call as Fiancée’s Pregnancy Due Date Looms

Amidst the ongoing NASCAR Cup Series run, Denny Hamlin has been on baby watch with his fiancée Jordan Fish, who has had an overdue pregnancy for 2 weeks now. But waiting since June 1, Hamlin has made it clear that all decision rests on Jordan. But this week, he is even more resilient in his plans. With the labor due any day now, Hamlin says that if his fiancée does not deliver their baby before he is due to leave for Mexico City, he will be staying home.

Speaking on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio’s On Track podcast, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said he won’t board the flight scheduled for Thursday unless his wife has already given birth to their third child, a baby boy. Danielle Trotta, broadcaster for Amazon Prime, wrote in a post on X, “Denny Hamlin just joined us On Track and said if Jordan doesn’t deliver their baby boy by the time he has to leave for Mexico City he’s not going. Said his priority is her and the delivery of their 3rd child. Drivers will leave Thursday so interesting to follow “baby watch” and what Dennys weekend may look like @SiriusXMNASCAR”

Denny Hamlin just joined us On Track and said if Jordan doesn’t deliver their baby boy by the time he has to leave for Mexico City he’s not going. Said his priority is her and the delivery of their 3rd child. Drivers will leave Thursday so interesting to follow “baby watch” and…

— Danielle Trotta (@DanielleTrotta) June 10, 2025

This situation puts Hamlin’s status for this weekend’s inaugural NASCAR Cup race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in question. With drivers expected to fly out Thursday for track action starting Friday, time is tight. While JGR confirmed that they have alternate plans ready for the driver replacement, using Ryan Truex as a substitute, it will not materialize until the very last minute.

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