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Carson Hocevar

Carson Hocevar

22-Year-Old Driver  
Spire Motorsports
Spire Motorsports
2024 Cup Stats
Points
686
Starts
36
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
1
Top 10
6
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Spire Motorsports has tabbed not one, but two rookie drivers to form their three-car team in 2024. Hocevar makes the jump from truck straight into NASCAR's top division, much like his teammate, Zane Smith. He'll pilot the team's more established No. 77 entry and be paired with crew chief, Luke Lambert. Hocevar marched to four victories and a fourth-place finish in last season's truck series points and impressed many in the process. He also worked in nine Cup Series starts, mainly in relief driver duty with Legacy Motor Club. That experience will serve him well making this transition in series in 2024. Those efforts yielded a top finish of 11th-place in the late-season Bristol race. Much like his teammate Smith who is making the same mammoth jump, Hocevar will face some challenges to perform and develop in the very competitive Cup Series in the upcoming season. Read Past Outlooks
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Car No. 77 Chevrolet
Crew Chief Luke Lambert
Rookie Year 2021
Birth Date 1/28/2003
Born Portage, Michigan, United States
Country UNITED STATES
Career-Best Finish
NASCAR Cup
June 2, 2025
Hocevar finished second in the Cracker Barrel 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday evening.
ANALYSIS
The Spire Motorsports youngster came from deep in the field Sunday night in Nashville. Hocevar would march from 26th on the starting grid to crack the Top 10 by the end of stage 2. The driver of the No. 77 Chevrolet would continue his move forward in the final stage and get into second-place down the stretch. He couldn't catch race leader, Ryan Blaney, but would hold off Denny Hamlin to claim a career-best second-place finish in Nashville.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
2021
Spire Motorsports has tabbed not one, but two rookie drivers to form their three-car team in 2024. Hocevar makes the jump from truck straight into NASCAR's top division, much like his teammate, Zane Smith. He'll pilot the team's more established No. 77 entry and be paired with crew chief, Luke Lambert. Hocevar marched to four victories and a fourth-place finish in last season's truck series points and impressed many in the process. He also worked in nine Cup Series starts, mainly in relief driver duty with Legacy Motor Club. That experience will serve him well making this transition in series in 2024. Those efforts yielded a top finish of 11th-place in the late-season Bristol race. Much like his teammate Smith who is making the same mammoth jump, Hocevar will face some challenges to perform and develop in the very competitive Cup Series in the upcoming season.
Despite a winless campaign last season, Hocevar raced very competitively and would wind up with seven Top-5 and 12 Top-10 finishes. The Niece Motorsports youngster would finish a respectable 10th-place in the series standings for the second-straight year. Hocevar returns to the No. 42 Chevrolet for another campaign in 2023 and he'll look to collect that first-career win that has evaded him so far through 54 truck series starts. He'll once again be partnered with crew chief Phil Gould and the two will look to push this team into race-winning form and possible championship contention. Hocevar has some undeniable racing talent that has yet to be fully tapped.
The 19-year-old prospect had quite a rookie campaign last season. Hocevar turned heads and nearly won at Charlotte last year. He would collect three Top-5 and eight Top-10 finishes in his first full season of truck series racing. Hocevar returns to the No. 42 Chevrolet of Niece Motorsports in 2022. He'll continue to work with crew chief, Phil Gould, and build on what they started last season. This driver and team have the potential to win races as Hocevar gets more experience. They could climb the rankings if improvement comes faster than anticipated. The No. 42 Chevrolet team is one to keep a close eye on early in the schedule.
The young driver turns 18-years-old just before the 2021 season starts, and the timing is perfect. Hocevar will get his first full season of action in the Camping World Truck Series. He's made nine-combined starts over the last two seasons with seven of those coming last year alone with Niece Motorsports. Hocevar grabbed four Top-15 finishes in those efforts and was a pleasant surprise despite his lack of experience. He'll now get a full slate of 23 races to show what he can do, and compete for Rookie of the Year honors this season. Hocevar faces an uphill battle in terms of the ROTY, but his driving talent would appear to give him at least a slugger's chance at the award.
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Fast Charlotte Practice
NASCAR Cup
May 24, 2025
Hocevar was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 180.445 mph.
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Wins All-Star Open
NASCAR Cup
May 18, 2025
Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek advance to the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway by being the top two finishers in the All-Star Open on Sunday evening.
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Wins Heart of Healthcare 200
Craftsman Truck Series
May 10, 2025
Hocevar won the Heart of Healthcare 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on Friday night.
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Wins Würth 400 Pole
NASCAR Cup
May 3, 2025
Hocevar won the pole for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 191.659 mph.
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Tops Texas Practice
NASCAR Cup
May 3, 2025
Hocevar was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 190.893 mph.
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