He was reprimanded mainly by Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney, but the reception line of unhappy drivers waiting for Carson Hocevar could have been so long.
After The latest thriller at Atlanta Motor SpeedwayAt least a dozen more would probably dispute how Hocevar did no prisoner while dazzling in the project. In a radio rant filled with explanation after stage 1, Kyle Busch swore angry to destroy Hocevar.
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Many others are said to have been looking forward to scolding the 22 -year -old Spire Motorsports parliament on how he did so much “bad” by publishing a better career place in Atlanta.
And many of these lesions would have their own memories of having been treated in the same way to upset the establishment in the Cup series.
“It’s so funny to see a bunch of veterans angry as an upset against a young aggressive recruit for his first victory,” published Landon Cassill on social networks on Monday. “A story as old as time. I love it. “
Indeed, the first driver to raise scruples after the race on Sunday is familiar with daring and daring movements to older veterans who founded families and slammed more walls in their careers.
Chastain, who withdrew Hocevar aside for a kind cat but still sometimes animated in the inner grass, was the young scourge of Nascar two years ago after having angry Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick and Blaney (to name a little).
Formerly the youngest winner in the history of the Cup, Busch was regularly argued with his elders 20 years ago. Joey Logano has regularly been intimidated at the start of a cup career he started in adolescence.
Even Blaney in soft manners has become lateral with Harvick and Jimmie Johnson.
It is a rite of passage for practically all the drivers who want to be victorious of the cup and competitor of the title: you will be told that you “do things bad” on the way to the top.
As a part -time cup pilot (and future XFINITY champion) 15 years ago, Brad Keselowski wore him as an honor badge that he rocked the feathers of Carl Edwards, Hamlin and Stewart while playing Often chicken at 200 MPH (he sadly won him the nickname “Craze-Lowski” of his peers).
“There is a feeling of accomplishment that comes from this in a bizarre way,” Keeelowski, 25, said in USA TODAY SPORTS in October 2009. “In this sport, when others are angry with you, You have generally done something good.
“They are angry with me because I run too hard, not because I cause wrecks. It’s damn awesome! It is quite great that Tony Stewart is angry with me because I exceed him. So I do not get away from this anger or this anger.
The perspective is different for Hocevar, who turned Blaney with 22 remaining laps Sunday and destroyed his colleague recruited Harrison Burton cautious Last year. Although he has scandalized many stars in Atlanta, Hocevar has certainly built a reputation for errors that rightly attracted the anger of NASCAR officials as well as his peers.
Giving Chastain and Blaney of the place to broadcast their grievances after Atlanta was a wise decision.
But Hocevar also seems to be aware that there is a drawback to take into account all their advice. He does not need to look further than the longtime mentor Chastain.
The Ross de Nascar resistance movement culminated on May 14, 2023 when Chastain destroyed Larson while fighting for the head of the Darlington Raceway. Who won a Very public rebu The owner of the Rick Hendrick team, who has mainly declared an open season in Chastain despite his tracking team as a teammate and customer of Chevrolet.
In the 61 races since then, Chastain won three victories, 11 top five, 23 top 10s and missed the playoffs last year.
Compare this to his first season in Trackhouse in 2022 when Chastain displayed two victories, 15 Top Fives, 21 Top 10s and one place in the 36 races championship.
There is a thin line between challenging the old guard but also trying to play according to the rules they established.
Hocevar seemed especially disdainful to have made Chastain, Blaney and all the others he tries to beat every week.
But it is indicative that the longest post-Atlanta apologies he offered was at Hendrick Motorsports, which also provides Chevrolet engines and precious technical support for Spire. Hocevar stressed that he had no intention of pushing Christopher Bell by Joe Gibbs Racing to the victory before Kyle Larson of Hendrick.
It was a preemptive and wise decision to maintain a solid relationship with those who have the greatest impact on the speed of his Chevrolet n ° 77.
Give Hocevar credit to know that these are the only opinions that really matter.
Nate Ryan has written on Nascar since 1996 when he worked at San Bernardino Sun, Richmond Times-Dispatch, USA Today and in the past 10 years at NBC Digital Sports. It contributes to the new program “Hauler Talk” on the Nascar Podcast Network. He also covered various other car sports, including the Indycar and IMSA series.
