Fire destroyed home near Stanley, North Carolina Hamlin’s father Dennis died; mother critically injured Cause of blaze remains under investigation The father of Nascar driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived, officials said Monday. Firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home near Stanley that was mostly engulfed in fire, with flames showing through the attic, the Gaston county office of emergency management and fire services said in a news release. Continue reading...