Carson Hocevar has proven to be a polarizing figure to a degree that the sport hasn’t seen in years, if not decades. On Saturday Night at Bristol, it boiled over. Hocevar was battling Ryan Blaney for 2nd place with about 45 laps to go when Hocevar pulled a crossover to get to Blaney’s inside. Blaney proceeded to block Hocevar. The problem was that he wasn’t … Continue reading Opinion: Want To Stop Carson Hocevar? Take Your Shot
Just a few months back, Joey Logano was 20th in the standings. Just a small handfull of top 10 finishes and Logano goes winless for over a year until North Wilkesboro. Now three races into the Chase and Joey has 3 wins, multiple Stage wins and has earned more points than any other driver. Logano is now 3rd in the standings just 16 points outside … Continue reading Right Place, Right Move, Right Time: Even Year Logano Wins at Bristol
Starting in 2026, NASCAR began paying a single championship point to the driver who ran the fastest lap for each race. With 26 races down, here are the 18 drivers who have scored at least one Xfinity Fastest Lap point. We have all been shocked earlier in the season by the speed out of the 77 of Carson Hocevar, who is tied for the most … Continue reading NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Xfinity Fastest Lap Earners
On lap 108 of last night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, we were hit with a 3-hour-and-8-minute red flag for lightning and rain. Unfortunately for some of us older folk, NASCAR would not be able to get drivers into their cars until 11:15 pm before going back yellow at about 11:45. Now, I pushed through it, and so did many other fans, including many … Continue reading A Multi-Hour Rain Delay at EchoPark Speedway That Was Worth the Wait
All of your lap leaders for the 2026 Craftsman Truck Series season. Image Credit: Patrick Vallely place driver laps led 37 Mini Tyrrell 1 36 Tyler Reif 1 35 Corey Day 1 34 Travis Pastrana 1 33 Jake Garcia 2 32 Jimmie Johnson 2 31 Cole Butcher 3 30 Conner Jones 3 29 Daniel Dye 3 28 Nick Leitz 3 27 Tyler Ankrum 3 26 … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Lap Leaders
Ty Gibbs used the last few turns before the line to get the edge up on Carson Hocevar for the Pole. Ty’s Pole Award at Sonoma is just the 3rd of his career. Carson will start P.2. Drivers a bit behind the eight ball will be SVG himself, who qualified P. 6 after spinning on his second lap. Drivers to watch are going to be: … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Sonoma Qualifying Results
Denny Hamlin wins his 50th career Cup Series Pole Award. He sits now 10th all-time and passes Bobby Isaac for the most Poles in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. His next target will be the Rocket Man himself, Ryan Newman. But the Pole is more ceremonial than anything, as Denny’s 11 team will have to fix the car following a blown tire during … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results from Michigan
“met gala tomorrow i hope they invited carson hocevar” Twitter/X user @bostonmegsox posted at 11:29 PM on Sunday Night. Less than 24 Hours later, NASCAR’s newest first time winner and budding young star, Carson Hocevar responded with a picture of himself in a suit, sitting in front of a mirror with lights surrounding it, and a lanyard with a tag that read “LIVE From Met … Continue reading Carson Hocevar’s Met Gala Appearance Shines Light on the Importance of Creating Stars
By Staff Writer Andy DeLay If you had “Carson Hocevar wins at Talladega and tries to ghost-ride his Chevy into the wall” on your 2026 bingo card, go ahead and collect your winnings. This past Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, we didn’t just witness a first-time Cup winner; we witnessed a paradigm shift. After taking the checkered flag in the Jack Link’s 500, Hocevar decided the … Continue reading The Talladega Circus: Why Carson Hocevar is Exactly the “Joker” NASCAR Needs
Talladega, AL – In July of 2019, an upstart Spire Motorsports stole a win from NASCAR’s elite after gambling on incoming weather in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. The win felt like a David vs. Goliath moment in the sport for an organization just eighteen races into its first NASCAR season. During post-race media availability, an emotional then co-owner T.J. Puchyr stated, “There are … Continue reading Spire’s Commitment to NASCAR is Coming Full Circle
