It wasn't just one NASCAR Cup Series driver who was furious with second-year pro Carson Hocevar. After finishing second at the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hocevar was confronted by both Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney.
Carson Hocevar scored a career-best finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, but his aggressive moves left other drivers frustrated.
A former champion was ready to wreck Carson Hocevar. Another former champion called him a “moron.” And the driver who has been his mentor pulled Hocevar aside after Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for a lengthy discussion that ended with a handshake but little satisfaction.
The 22-year-old Hocevar finished second Sunday in Atlanta, but not without irking some of the sport's established stars.
Carson Hocevar earned a NASCAR Cup Series career-best finish Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway but was left having to explain himself afterward. Hocevar, who was running fourth, made it three-wide
Christopher Bell passed Kyle Larson on the final lap to win in overtime at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The yellow flag flew with Bell just ahead of Carson Hocevar, who had nosed ahead of Larson for a career-best second place.