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03-05-2025
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Carson Hocevar earns first NASCAR Cup pole, William Byron 2nd in Texas
Setting a fast time of 28.174s, Carson Hocevar was able to hang on for his first career pole in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Saturday. It's a front row lockout for Team Chevy with William Byron putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in second, just 0.014s behind Hocevar's pole lap. Hocevar was also the fastest driver in the practice session that immediately preceded qualifying. "It's really big," smiled Hocevar. "It's really big for these guys. It's super impressive for what they've been able to do. This is the same group on pit road, off pit road, at the shop -- everyone working on the No. 77 is exactly the same as when I started here. It's just huge where we've been able to bring this team." Advertisement Hocevar admitted that he can be hard on himself at times, and didn't think he "nailed that lap," despite going to the top of the board. "Super proud of this team," he continued. "I've never been number one pit stall and I've had a lot of issue s on pit road. We've had a lot of bad luck, so I finally get the number one pit stall and I'm pumped about that." Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet James Gilbert / Getty Images James Gilbert / Getty Images Last weekend's Talladega race winner Austin Cindric timed in third, leading the Ford camp. Kyle Larson was fourth and Hocevar's Spire Motorsports teammate Michael McDowell was fifth. Ty Gibbs led the Toyotas in sixth, followed by Josh Berry, Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, and AJ Allmendinger. Advertisement Defending Texas winner Chase Elliott will start deep in the field, only going fast enough for 29th. The good news is that he came from 24th on the grid to win here last year. He's not the only notable driver with some work to do on Sunday either with Ryan Blaney 24th, Kyle Busch 26th, Joey Logano 27th, Brad Keselowski 30th, and Ross Chastain 31st. There were no incidents during the qualifying session. History shows that the pole-sitter has not been able to translate that into a Cup win at Texas in three years of the Nex Gen era, which is something Hocevar will surely be hoping to change tomorrow. Perhaps the practice here is paying off: Hocevar has already been on track racing this weekend, as the only Cup driver to also run the Truck race on Friday night. He was solidly in second place when a battery issue derailed his night. Photos from Texas - Practice Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford Sean Gardner / Getty Images Sean Gardner / Getty Images Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Sean Gardner / Getty Images Sean Gardner / Getty Images Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Sean Gardner / Getty Images Sean Gardner / Getty Images Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota James Gilbert / Getty Images James Gilbert / Getty Images Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Sean Gardner / Getty Images Sean Gardner / Getty Images Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing Ford Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing Ford Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet James Gilbert / Getty Images James Gilbert / Getty Images Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Sean Gardner / Getty Images Sean Gardner / Getty Images Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford Chris Graythen - Getty Images Chris Graythen - Getty Images Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet James Gilbert / Getty Images James Gilbert / Getty Images Advertisement Read Also: Corey Heim wins chaotic Texas NASCAR Truck race in double overtime Connor Zilisch gives health update after being sidelined by Talladega wreck The strange evolution of Texas Motor Speedway Can Chase Elliott strike gold in Texas again, one year after last win? 1 77 Chevrolet 1 28.175 191.659 2 24 Chevrolet 1 +0.014 28.189 0.014 191.564 3 2 Ford 1 +0.020 28.195 0.006 191.523 4 5 Chevrolet 1 +0.035 28.210 0.015 191.421 5 71 Chevrolet 1 +0.048 28.223 0.013 191.333 6 54 Toyota 1 +0.054 28.229 0.006 191.293 7 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 1 +0.058 28.233 0.004 191.266 8 11 Toyota 1 +0.073 28.248 0.015 191.164 9 23 Toyota 1 +0.074 28.249 0.001 191.157 10 16 Chevrolet 1 +0.101 28.276 0.027 190.975 11 48 Chevrolet 1 +0.109 28.284 0.008 190.921 12 17 Ford 1 +0.134 28.309 0.025 190.752 13 38 Ford 1 +0.150 28.325 0.016 190.644 14 43 Toyota 1 +0.159 28.334 0.009 190.584 15 7 Chevrolet 1 +0.162 28.337 0.003 190.564 16 20 Toyota 1 +0.181 28.356 0.019 190.436 17 45 Toyota 1 +0.188 28.363 0.007 190.389 18 4 Ford 1 +0.193 28.368 0.005 190.355 19 3 Chevrolet 1 +0.206 28.381 0.013 190.268 20 41 Ford 1 +0.263 28.438 0.057 189.887 21 35 Toyota 1 +0.272 28.447 0.009 189.827 22 19 Toyota 1 +0.274 28.449 0.002 189.813 23 10 Chevrolet 1 +0.300 28.475 0.026 189.640 24 12 Ford 1 +0.337 28.512 0.037 189.394 25 99 Chevrolet 1 +0.357 28.532 0.020 189.261 26 8 Chevrolet 1 +0.366 28.541 0.009 189.201 27 22 Ford 1 +0.370 28.545 0.004 189.175 28 42 Toyota 1 +0.379 28.554 0.009 189.115 29 9 Chevrolet 1 +0.413 28.588 0.034 188.890 30 6 Ford 1 +0.461 28.636 0.048 188.574 31 1 Chevrolet 1 +0.483 28.658 0.022 188.429 32 34 Ford 1 +0.484 28.659 0.001 188.422 33 60 Ford 1 +0.521 28.696 0.037 188.180 34 47 Chevrolet 1 +0.529 28.704 0.008 188.127 35 Beard Motorsports 62 Chevrolet 1 +0.760 28.935 0.231 186.625 36 51 Ford 1 +0.767 28.942 0.007 186.580 37 88 Chevrolet 1 +1.018 29.193 0.251 184.976 38 66 Ford 1 +1.658 29.833 0.640 181.008 To read more articles visit our website.
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05-04-2025
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NASCAR sits Xfinity field down in 'firm' meeting after Martinsville chaos
Motorsport photo On the final lap of last weekend's NASCAR Xfinity race, Sammy Smith drove deep into the final corner in an effort to intentionally wreck race leader Taylor Gray. He succeeded, but wrecked himself in the process as a multi-car incident broke out. Advertisement Neither driver won the race and after outcry from several industry leaders, NASCAR chose to penalize Smith. He was later docked 50 points and fined $25,000. However, NASCAR went a step further, holding an early-morning meeting with the Xfinity field just hours before Saturday's race at Darlington. Attendance was mandatory. Austin Hill makes inside maneuver, wins chaotic overtime Martinsville finish Austin Hill makes inside maneuver, wins chaotic overtime Martinsville finish Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images However, Hill doesn't believe the meeting will change what has become commonplace at Martinsville when the series returns there in the fall with a coveted spot in the Championship 4 on the line. Advertisement "It might be one of those cases where we need to have multiple meetings throughout the year just to reiterate some of the stuff," continued Hill. "Even if things aren't happening on the racetrack, even if it's just a -- say we're all racing clean and we're all doing the right things, but I think we got to keep it in everyone's head that, you know, race the way you want to be raced and race with respect, and I thought that that's kind of where we ended the conversation today and I thought it was all great.' And as one of the veteran drivers in the series with double-digit race wins, Hill is in a unique position to set an example for the rest of the field. It's not something lost on him, saying: 'I'm kind of taking a different role on things that I say outside of the race car versus things that I do inside the race car. In saying all that, I think that Justin [Allgaier, reigning Xfinity Series champion] and I can bring a lot to the table on trying to lead the Xfinity Series. I think that him and I, both being veterans of the sport, he has different ways of looking at it than what I do but I think that we both can kind of bring our own perspective in a way and kind of reach both, you know, eras of drivers, as far as the super aggressive ones and maybe the ones that race extremely clean, whatever. I think that him and I can give a lot of feedback to the drivers.' Harrison Burton, AM Racing Ford Harrison Burton, AM Racing Ford Logan Riely / Getty Images Logan Riely / Getty Images NASCAR doesn't want to get involved As for further involvement from the sanctioning body, NASCAR made it clear that they don't want to be making in-race calls on reckless driving if they can help it. It's not something the drivers want either. Advertisement 'Well, NASCAR made it very, very clear that they don't want to be in the 'ball and strike' business," explained Hill. "They don't want to be making all these calls. So they said for us to help them with that. They also said that if they had to step in and start making calls, black flagging people, parking people and doing all those things, that they'll do it. So I agree with what NASCAR's stance is at but I also think that we as the Xfinity Series have to do a better job going forward when we go back to Martinsville and not put it in NASCAR's hands. "We don't want NASCAR to get involved and to have to make these 'ball and strike' calls. We don't want that as drivers. We want to be able to race and beat and bang and do all these things but do it in a respectful way. So there's a lot of things that we all got to look in the mirror, even myself included. We all as drivers have to look in the mirror and figure out what we can do to move forward and not have NASCAR get involved.' Read Also: Sammy Smith: "It's what you got to do" after wrecking Taylor Gray on final lap Anger, dismay from NASCAR veterans as fallout from Martinsville Xfinity race continues NASCAR penalizes Sammy Smith for intentional wrecking at Martinsville
