Carson Hocevar starts fire at Richmond during victory celebration

Issues received slightly sizzling for Carson Hocevar after the 20-year-old picked up the third win of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series profession on Saturday evening in Richmond.

Hocevar held off Ty Majeski and Zane Smith for the win on the Worldwide Specific 250. However his celebration raised the temperatures on an already scorching evening in Virginia. Hocevar’s burnout led to the monitor close to the start-finish line catching fireplace. Hocevar pretended to get heat as the hearth raged.

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Carson Hocevar celebrates subsequent to a burning tire brought on by a burnout after profitable the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection Worldwide Specific 250 on July 29, 2023, in Richmond, Virginia. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photos)

“I suck at this place and we at Niece Motorsports suck at this place – we’re horrible. My splitter’s gone as a result of I received a flat tire earlier than we even went (inexperienced),” Hocevar mentioned after the race, through Motorsport.com.

“We handed each single truck right here,” Hocevar mentioned after the race, through the Richmond Instances-Dispatch. “(Majeski) was the category of the sphere, however I assumed we had been second and received with the second-best truck as a result of I’ve the first-best pit crew and first-best crew chief on the field.”

Carson Hocevar throughout the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection Worldwide Specific 250 at Richmond Raceway on July 29, 2023. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photos)

Hocevar led 64 laps on his option to the victory.

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Majeski led 168 laps however ended up ending a bit behind Hocevar.

“Simply didn’t have sufficient there,” he mentioned, through the Richmond Instances-Dispatch. “Clearly made a mistake there, rushing on pit street, however we had an opportunity to win even with the penalty. It’s simply so disappointing. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a dominant automobile that a lot sooner than the sphere, and to not win with it’s so exhausting.”

Carson Hocevar celebrates after profitable at Richmond Raceway on July 29, 2023. (Sean Gardner/Getty Photos)

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The NASCAR Truck Collection Playoffs will start on Aug. 11. The Richmond race was the final occasion earlier than the postseason. Matt Crafton completed in seventh place and gained the ultimate playoff spot.