CARSON HOCEVAR

Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag at Pocono Raceway.

Kyle Larson was the start of a Grand Prix in Philadelphia run by the Urban Youth Racing School.

Portage’s Carson Hocevar has returned home after a suffering a nasty wreck in Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Hocevar injured his ankle after he was involved in a last-lap accident of the Toyota 200 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in Madison, Ill. I know you’re all eager for an update but I’m waiting on the specialists results on my ankle before sharing. I’m eager to get back behind the wheel and will update you soon when I know more!”Hocevar spun after drawing contact from Derek Kraus. Tyler Hill then plowed into Hocevar, drilling Hocevar on the driver’s side of his No.

“We were fighting a real loose race car the whole day,” said Crump, 26. Bush said he was trying to save his tires, and he pulled back to about a one second lead on lap 69 when the final caution dropped. “I have a long race car, not a short race car,” Bush said. I wasn’t going to catch Kyle Crump or Joe unless it went really long. “The car came alive.

Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Better think again if you don’t think Hocevar no longer gets charged up over returning to his roots and winning before the hometown fans, though. “That’s why it is very fulfilling when you do really good here and can win here.”Hocevar said his car wasn’t perfect Wednesday. Berlin weekly competitor Eric White of St. John, Ind., passed Hocevar on lap 11, only to lose the lead back to Hocevar on lap 28. The car was really good, but the tires were falling off a lot. “(White) was really good.

Carson Hocevar recorded his best finish yet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But Hocevar told Fox Sports 1 after the race that he was hoping for more. “Second is bittersweet, you are the first loser,” Hocevar told Fox pit reporter Jamie Little after the race. But Hocevar finished strong, cutting the deficit to just under four-tenths after the leaders took the white flag. “I would have found the bottom in (turns) three and four better and got the restart better,” Hocevar said when asked what he would have changed.

Portage’s Carson Hocevar made history Friday night at Daytona International Speedway in more ways than one. Hocevar placed fifth in the season-opening NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the historic Daytona 2.5 mile superspeedway after keeping his cool during a wild last lap. pic.twitter.com/9yFBr8gdqr — Carson Hocevar (@CarsonHocevar) February 13, 2021Drivers must be 18 years old to compete on Daytona’s oval. [PR] pic.twitter.com/bQxe7EuMuC — Carson Hocevar (@CarsonHocevar) February 13, 2021Hocevar and the Trucks will return to Daytona next weekend. The series will compete on the Daytona road course Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Carson Hocevar is only 17 years old, but his bucket list is filling up pretty quickly. The Portage stock car driver has already won three biggies this season when it comes to Super Late Model short-track races across the Midwest, but Hocevar won arguably the biggest of all Sunday afternoon in Winchester, Ind. Hocevar captured the 49th running of the Winchester 400. Racing and VanDoorn Racing Development have been racing the Winchester 400 for years, and to get them their first Winchester 400 is huge for me, especially being the second 400 for me,” Hocevar said. He has run five Truck races with the team this season, and when he hasn’t been competing in NASCAR, Hocevar has been cleaning up on the short-track scene.

Hocevar has turned a part-time ride with Niece Motorsports into a full-time gig for 2021. Love seeing those who genuinely cut their teeth in short track racing get a legitimate shot at the big leagues. We’re thrilled to have him with us full-time next season and look forward to contending for wins together.”This marks Niece’s fifth season of Truck racing. We have no doubt that Carson will be in contention for wins next year.”Hocevar has two more Truck races this season with Niece. MOREPortage teen Carson Hocevar takes the money and runs at Berlin RacewayWith NASCAR plans on hold, Portage youth pulls off stunning win in Missouri