Few drivers have had a rougher relationship with their home track than Chris Buescher, whose Texas luck has included tire failures, rain and enough frustration to fill a Buc-ee’s parking lot.
The man changing tires for John Hunter Nemechek once worked for Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., and at Texas that experience could matter more than ever.
Fresh off his first Cup win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar backed up the swagger Saturday by grabbing the pole at Texas Motor Speedway by a microscopic 0.003 seconds.
Carson Hocevar survived two red flags, overtime chaos and Kyle Busch Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Then he hinted a local Chili’s might not survive the celebration.
A second first-time winner in three weeks, Carson Hocevar’s Talladega victory signals a shift as young stars bring speed, swagger, and serious star power.
It wasn’t a win, but for Alex Bowman, surviving Talladega without crashing and finishing third felt like something much bigger.
Half the field was wiped out, the Big One went bigger than ever, and somehow Carson Hocevar kept it together long enough to win at Talladega.
For 114 laps it was patience and precision; on Lap 115 it was pandemonium, as Talladega’s ‘Big One’ swallowed contenders and rewrote the race.
Tyler Reddick has five wins in nine races and a front-row seat to NASCAR’s favorite tradition—cheering success right up until everyone gets sick of it.
A 102-race winless streak isn’t supposed to happen to someone like Kyle Busch. But here he is, still grinding—and now doing it with his kids watching every lap.