US Edition22-year-old Michigan racer earns first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position
- Carson Hocevar, a 22-year-old Spire Motorsports driver, earned his first NASCAR Cup Series pole on May 3 at Texas Motor Speedway.
- After several attempts and steadily improving his performance, Hocevar secured a pole position at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, becoming the youngest driver in history to do so at that track.
- He posted a qualifying lap of 28.175 seconds with an average speed of 191.659 mph, narrowly beating Cup points leader William Byron by 0.014 seconds.
- Hocevar expressed that, wearing the Cowboy gear, the venue was ideal for securing the pole position, though he confessed to Prime Video that he didn’t feel his lap was perfect.
- By securing the pole position, Hocevar has earned the initial pit stall, giving him a potential edge during pit stops in the 267-lap, 400.5-mile WURTH 400 race at Texas on Sunday.
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Carson Hocevar earns 1st NASCAR Cup pole and becomes youngest polesitter ever at Texas
Carson Hocevar has earned his first NASCAR Cup pole with a qualifying lap of 191.659 mph at Texas. The 22-year-old Hocevar is the youngest pole winner ever at Texas, which will host its 45th Cup race on Sunday. The Spire…
NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: Carson Hocevar Nabs First Pole
Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar is ready to lead the field to the green flag for the first time. Hocevar, in his second season as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series wheelman, captured the pole in Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday’s Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Hocevar, who blazed a fast lap of 191.659 miles per hour around the 1.5-mile track, will be joined on the front row by William Byron (191.564 mph). A Hendrick Motorsports dr…
FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: HOCEVAR EARNS INAUGURAL CUP SERIES POLE AT WÜRTH 400 PRESENTED BY LIQUI MOLY
Carson Hocevar, the 22-year-old driver for Spire Motorsports, has secured his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position at the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. Achieving a lap time of 28.175 seconds at 191.659 mph, he became the youngest polesitter in Texas Motor Speedway history. This milestone comes in his 56th Cup Series race and marks his third top-five starting position this season, highlighting his rising talent in NASCAR. By the Numb…
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