Expect Carson Hocevar to Ride in the Back Again at Atlanta
4 weeks agoAlthough Carson Hocevar had his first crash DNF since the Daytona 500 in last week's Southern 500, he has been surprisingly good at avoiding crashes despite his overaggressive style, which is the main reason he is beating Josh Berry for Rookie of the Year even though Berry has had more speed. He seems to be driving with a calculated style to run in the back and avoid crashes, as his three worst average running positions have all come on drafting tracks but he did manage to finish 17th at Talladega and 11th at Daytona despite running much worse. Expect him to attempt to repeat this strategy in today's race since he's starting 32nd. However, this strategy is less likely to be effective at Atlanta, which tends to have fewer crashes than Daytona even in drafting races. Hocevar will probably finish but likely won't factor for a top ten.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference