The Chevrolet driver Carson Hocevar is about to do something enormous in the Nascar Cup series, and he would like to do it this Sunday at the Michigan International Speedway at the Casino 400 in Brooklyn, Michkees Casino 400.
Hocevar’s goal: his first race in Nascar’s most prestigious series.
The Rookie of the Year 2024 is the 17th place in driver points, just two behind Ford Driver Ryan Preec, which is located on the north side of the cutting line with 289 points on Hocevars 287.
Hocevar was the main dog for Spire Motorsports with two top 5 surfaces in its 14 starts.
While he was apparently on the edge of the top of Stock Car Racing, the native portage, Michigan, victorious, returned home at the beginning of this week to drive at Berlin Raceway, where he extinguished the money in bank 150 Super Late Model Field on Tuesday evening.
It was his third career victory at the event, in which the competitor of Michigander and Cup, Erik Jones, also took fourth place. This was also followed by the victory of the truck cavity series in the truck series in the heart of health care 200.
“Super good, almost here (the 200), now money in the bank, and hopefully we will make the sweep,” said Hocevar.
Now Hocevar will try his luck in Michigan, where Tyler Reddick is the defending champion. Hocevar took 10th place last year.
It is important for the development of 22-year-old Hocevar to improve and get more track times. Many Cup drivers would certainly agree with this assessment.
Hocevar impressed many in business at his speed because he has it. And he shone across the country in Chevrolet No. 77 for Spire, not for elite stables such as Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing or Team Penske.
But his success came at a prize.
While Ross Chastain is generally considered to be the most difficult, Hocevar certainly holds the current award with which the hardest driver drives, against or only all of this above.
The result was a colorful collection of destroyed cars, including Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who did not get a call from Hocevar this week after the nose of his Chevrolet had a last place in Nashville last Sunday.
“Here is the thing with Carson: fasting Carson and is – for me he can continue these mistakes and not let him disturb him mentally,” said Kevin Harvick on Tuesday in his happy hour podcast. “(He) has the mental ability to simply let go. It didn’t bother him the rest of the race. It is not the first time that this happened this year or last year and it is on the way some feathers.”
But Harvick, who had many stubborn disputes on the track during his 23-year cup career, had some advice for Hocevar.
“The stuff will come back at some point to bite you because you will be destroyed when you deal with these boys (you have destroyed), or you push you into the fence or put you in a bad position or block you in the box,” warned the 2014 Cup champion.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. added: “People are probably crazy about this, but Hocevar, a bit like a young Dale Earnhardt, is in a way.
This weekend in Michigan, Hocevar probably has a good chance to cross this threshold. He knocks like a new visitor and waits for his hometown route to let him go to the Victory Lane for the first time in his 60th cup start.
But will it allow the field of drivers?
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