Carson Hocevar Called His Shot And Texas Actually Listened
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.
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.
For Carson Hocevar, success arrived a week early.
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.
Brad Keselowski has six Talladega wins and a permanent seat in its history. The only problem? The track hasn’t let him add to that total since 2021.