Carson Hocevar

Carson Hocevar

23-Year-Old Driver  
Spire Motorsports
Spire Motorsports
2026 Stats
Points
0
Starts
9
Wins
1
Poles
0
Top 5
3
Top 10
4
2026 Xfinity Stats
Points
0
Starts
1
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
0
2026 Cup Stats
Points
524
Starts
19
Wins
1
Poles
1
Top 5
4
Top 10
7
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
Third in Quaker State 400
NASCAR Cup
July 13, 2026
Hocevar finished third in the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday night.
ANALYSIS
The Spire Motorsports youngster battled among the Top 10 much of the night in Atlanta. Hocevar would lead five times for 25 laps and look in control to win late. However, a caution and overtime finish would put him under threat. Ryan Blaney would sail past Hocevar on the outside in the final lap to snatch the victory away from the young driver. It was a bittersweet outcome for Hocevar, but still a strong Top-5 finish in the Quaker State 400.
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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 finish at Michigan
NASCAR Cup
June 8, 2026
Hocevar brought his No. 77 car home fifth in the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
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Third in DQS Solutions & Staffing 250
Craftsman Truck Series
June 6, 2026
Hocevar finished third in the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
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10th in Cracker Barrel 400
NASCAR Cup
June 2, 2026
Hocevar finished 10th in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.
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Leads 40 laps at Texas
NASCAR Cup
May 4, 2026
Hocevar started on the pole and finished seventh in Sunday's Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Grabs Texas Pole
NASCAR Cup
May 2, 2026
Hocevar won the pole for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 191.340 mph.
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