Carson Hocevar

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Carson Hocevar
CarsonHocevarARCA2019Madison.jpg
Hocevar in 2019
Born (2003-01-28) January 28, 2003 (age 18)
Portage, Michigan
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
31 races run over 3 years
Truck no., teamNo. 42 (Niece Motorsports)
2020 position37th
Best finish10th
First race2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Last race2021 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 8 0
Statistics current as of May 28, 2021.

Carson Hocevar (born January 28, 2003) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. He made his first NASCAR start at the 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby.[1]

Early career[]

Hocevar began competing in quarter midgets at the age of 7, winning 79 feature races and 15 national championships.[2] He started racing at Berlin Raceway in 2015 as a 12 year old and won the track's Outlaw Late Model championship.[2] He won his first Super Late Model race at the track in 2016, but NASCAR stopped all drivers under 14 from competing from sanctioned tracks.[2] Hocevar returned in 2017 and won the track's Super Late Model championship.[2]

ARCA Menards Series[]

2019 ARCA car at Madison

Hocevar competed in 11 ARCA Menards Series races between 2018 and 2019,[3] with 9 top ten finishes[4] and 2 pole positions.[5]

In 2019, he joined the Driver's Edge Development Program.[6]

NASCAR Truck Series[]

Hocevar made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in the 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado for Jordan Anderson Racing.[2][7] He qualified for the main event by finishing third in the third qualifying race.[8] He returned to the series in November at the Lucas Oil 150, driving a No. 56 for JAR in a partnership with Hill Motorsports.[9]

On December 20, 2019, Hocevar joined Niece Motorsports for a nine-race schedule in 2020.[10]

On September 24, 2020, Hocevar and Niece announced a full-season schedule in 2021.[11]

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series[]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2019 Jordan Anderson Racing 3 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD
25 		MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR 62nd 29 [12]
56 PHO
23 		HOM
2020 Niece Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY
28 		DOV
12 		GTW
15 		DAR RCH
22 		BRI
17 		LVS TAL KAN TEX 37th 125 [13]
42 MAR
13 		PHO
32
2021 DAY
5 		DAY
14 		LVS
24 		ATL
12 		BRI
21 		RCH
12 		KAN
23 		DAR
3 		COA
7 		CLT
2 		TEX
11 		NSH
16 		POC
13 		KNX
16 		GLN
10 		GTW
8 		DAR
11 		BRI
6 		LVS
22 		TAL
25 		MAR
12 		PHO
9 		10th 2204 [14]

ARCA Menards Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 35 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL
11 		POC MCH MAD CHI IOW BLN
4 		ISF DSF IRP
5 		KAN 31st 645 [15]
2019 28 DAY
17 		SLM
3 		TAL NSH
4 		TOL
6 		POC MCH
6
5 		CHI ELK
6 		IOW
4 		ISF
8 		DSF
15 		SLM
7 		KAN 12th 2320 [16]
2021 Niece Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN
4 		MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 72nd 40 [17]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References[]

  1. ^ "Carson Hocevar to make NASCAR debut with Jordan Anderson Racing". Speedway Digest. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kaminski, Steve (2019-07-30). "2017 Berlin Raceway champ Carson Hocevar to make NASCAR debut". mlive.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  3. ^ "Driver Carson Hocevar's ARCA Menards Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  4. ^ "Driver Carson Hocevar's ARCA Menards Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  5. ^ "Driver Carson Hocevar's ARCA Menards Series poles - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  6. ^ Krall, Charles. "Carson Hocevar Joins Drivers Edge Development Program for 2019". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  7. ^ Pepper, Andy (2019-07-30). "Portage racer prepares for Nascar Truck Series debut". WEYI. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  8. ^ Waack, Terrin (August 2019). "Eldora qualifying race results, running lineup". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Krall, Charles (October 23, 2019). "ARCA Menards Series Driver Carson Hocevar to Make Second NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Start of 2019 at Phoenix". ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Carson Hocevar Joins Niece Motorsports for Partial Schedule in 2020". Niece Motorsports. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Kristl, Mark (September 24, 2020). "Carson Hocevar Joining Niece Full Time for 2021". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Carson Hocevar – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "Carson Hocevar – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Carson Hocevar – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "Carson Hocevar – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Carson Hocevar – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "Carson Hocevar– 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

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