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Carson Hocevar Scores his First Career NASCAR Cup Series Victory at Talladega
Carson Hocevar of Spire Motorsports finished in first and got the victory in the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Hocevar began the race from the 12th position. Through the first stage, Hocevar kept his car damage-free, but was one of several drivers who took two stops under the green flag and ran outside of the top 10 at the end. Hocevar finished the first stage in 16th and earned no stage points. In the second stage, Hocevar ran in the middle of the pack, but was one of many drivers involved in the biggest crash of the day on lap 114. Despite receiving some damage, Hocevar was able to continue and recovered back up to the 12th position at the end of the stage, receiving no further stage points. In the final stage, Hocevar made it up to the front of the pack and then kept trading the lead with Chris Buescher. Hocevar went on to lead 19 laps and pull ahead of Buescher on the final lap for his first career NASCAR Cup Series win. The victory moved Hocevar up to eighth in the regular-season standings after 10 races so far this season.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com
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