The 22-year-old Cup Series sophomore made numerous aggressive moves while riding to his first podium finish. Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain both approached Hocevar on pit road post-race. Hocevar had made contact with Blaney to send him spinning earlier in the final stage,
Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte dive into the video and walk through the incident that saw Blaney spin late off the bumper of Hocevar.
He was chided primarily by Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney, but the receiving line of disgruntled drivers waiting for Carson Hocevar could have been so much longer. After the latest thriller at Atlanta Motor Speedway,
HAMPTON, Ga. — A former champion was ready to wreck Carson Hocevar. Another former champion called him a “moron.” And the driver who has been his mentor pulled Hocevar aside after Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for a lengthy discussion that ended with a handshake but little satisfaction.
Carson Hocevar scored a career-best finish on Sunday at the Ambetter Health 400 in Atlanta, but his aggressive tactics did not make him many friends on