Carson Hocevar

Carson Hocevar

23-Year-Old Driver  
Spire Motorsports
Spire Motorsports
2026 Stats
Points
0
Starts
5
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
1
Top 10
2
2026 Xfinity Stats
Points
0
Starts
1
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
0
2026 Cup Stats
Points
209
Starts
8
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
2
Top 10
3
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The 2024 Rookie of the Year built on his strong first season and posted good numbers last year. Hocevar would scratch for nine Top 10's with his No. 77 Spire Motorsports team. The young driver and crew chief Luke Lambert seem to be growing together and developing some real chemistry. The superspeedways and short tracks were his best ovals and where his best results came from. If Hocevar could reduce the DNF's (eight last season) and improve his week-to-week consistency, he could climb the rankings in the upcoming season. Those gains have yet to be realized but Hocevar has the talent to make it happen. He and this race team are good speculative buy low candidates in just about any fantasy racing format. 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
10th in Food City 500
NASCAR Cup
April 13, 2026
Hocevar picked up his third Top-10 finish of the NASCAR Cup Series season with his 10th-place result in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
ANALYSIS
The Spire Motorsports driver moved up to 13th in points following his second Top-10 finish in the last three races. He stayed out during a late caution and restarted on the front row beside eventual winner Ty Gibbs, but was unable to maintain that track position. Still, it's a strong result for Hocevar heading into Kansas, a track where he's shown speed but has struggled to put together strong finishes. He's led laps in two of the past three races there, but his best finish in that span is 26th.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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Top-5 Darlington Finish
NASCAR Cup
March 22, 2026
Hocevar finished fourth in the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
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Top-5 Atlanta Finish
NASCAR Cup
February 22, 2026
Hocevar finished fourth in the Autotrader 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday evening.
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Runner-up Finish at Atlanta
Craftsman Truck Series
February 21, 2026
Hocevar finished second in the FR8 208 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at EchoPark Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
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Multi-Year Extension
NASCAR Cup
February 5, 2026
Spire Motorsports and Hocevar have reached a long-term agreement that will see the 23-year-old rising star at the controls of the team's No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 into the next decade.
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Kansas Penalty
NASCAR Cup
October 1, 2025
NASCAR officials fined Cup Series driver Hocevar $50,000 on Wednesday for a behavioral penalty during last Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.
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