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Can Carson Hocevar Finally Back Up Qualifying Speed?
Carson Hocevar has turned into quite the qualifier at road courses. Last season, The Hurricane started inside the first two rows at both COTA and the Chicago Street Course, and then he qualified on the outside pole at San Diego last week as well. This weekend at Sonoma, Hocevar did it again, qualifying second to Ty Gibbs for the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Now the question is, can he get the finish? In 14 career road/street course starts, Hocevar has just one top-10 finish -- a third-place result at Watkins Glen in 2024. And over his last eight starts on this track type, he hasn't finished better than 18th. Now, not all of this is his fault, as we saw him get spun while running top five late last weekend, but Hocevar's aggressive driving style can definitely be a hindrance to getting good finishes at technical race tracks. Until he proves he can start finishing races on this track type, it's probably best to stay away from The Hurricane for the time being.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com
