Carson Hocevar's Momentum Should Override Weak Daytona Record
4 months agoAlthough Carson Hocevar has been the best rookie this year and is on something of a hot streak (especially considering the caliber of Spire Motorsports equipment), Daytona remains a big question mark for him since he crashed five laps into the Daytona 500 for his only DNF of the year in his only previous start there. He never led there in the Craftsman Truck Series either, as Daytona tended to be his current teammate Zane Smith's stomping ground. Corey LaJoie's top five in the Daytona 500 proves Spire has speed at Daytona but Hocevar's history of overdriving means the most crash-prone tracks like Daytona probably don't suit him as well as others. Nonetheless, his car control is so great that he tends to get away with overdriving, which suggests despite his paltry record, he may extend his run of consistency after all.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference