NASCAR CONFIDENTIAL

Road warriors Busch & Hamlin put pedal to metal on toxic feud

NASCAR superstars Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are neck and neck near the top of the standings — and insiders tell The National ENQUIRER the drivers are also at each other’s throats!

Even when they were teammates for Joe Gibbs Racing, two-time NASCAR champ Busch, 38, and Hamlin, 42, often clashed. And now that Busch has jumped ship to Richard Childress Racing this season, their simmering feud has turned into all-out war!

“Kyle and Denny absolutely hate each other, and now they don’t even have to pretend to play nice since they’re not with the same racing team,” reveals a source. “Denny is just itching to finally win the Cup Series this season, and Kyle told his team he is prepared to run Denny into a wall to keep that from happening!”