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Hocevar Electrifies Talladega Crowd With First Career NASCAR Cup Win
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Hocevar Electrifies Talladega Crowd With First Career NASCAR Cup Win

Racing America On SI·Toby Christie·about 1 month ago
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Love him, or hate him, you can't deny that Carson Hocevar is flat-out the best driver in the NASCAR Cup Series from an entertainment standpoint. And Sunday afternoon in the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the 23-year-old Spire Motorsports driver proved he can get it done in America's top form of motorsport. In a wild three-lap shootout to Sunday's race, Hocevar was locked in a side-by-side battle with Chris Buescher. Each driver had a fierce line of cars shoving them for the final three laps, trying to give their lane the advantage in the closing laps. As the two lanes came off of the final turn of the race, it looked like it was a dead-heat. But then, Buescher received a hard shot from behind, which landed in a way that got his No. 17 Ford Mustang a little wiggly. This disturbed the energy of the top lane, and allowed Hocevar to surge to the finish line, where he collected the milestone victory. CARSON HOCEVAR WINS AT TALLADEGA!…

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