Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway saw a record-tying 18 cautions on the track involving 13 of the 16 drivers competing in The Chase. Carson Hocevar wasn’t one of them, leading to a bit of trolling of the media and fans on Monday.
In a Facebook post on Monday morning, Hocevar offered a sarcastic apology to NASCAR fans who’ll now miss out this week on podcasts that may struggle for things to talk about since he didn’t cause any of the incidents.
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It’s an obvious shot at the NASCAR news cycle from last week when Hocevar wrecked Brad Keselowski at Darlington. After the race, Keselowski vowed to get revenge on the Spire Motorsports driver, prompting a response from Hocevar and then days of discourse on various podcasts.
The first public criticism came from driver Denny Hamlin, who wouldn’t mention Spire by name but instead took aim at Spire. Hocevar did receive criticism on Door Bumper Clear and the widespread discussion around him led to Spire’s co-owner appearing on The Gluckcast for the second time this year to defend his team’s rising star.
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To his credit, on a day when several The Chase drivers caused on-track incidents that brought out the caution, Hocevar had a clean day and left World Wide Technology Raceway with an eighth-place finish.
Even on a weekend where he didn’t make any negative headlines, Hocevar once again demonstrated that he knows how to use social media to delight his fan base and stir the pot with those who are a bit tired of his antics.
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