Carson Hocevar received the NASCAR on April 26, his first NASCAR Cup Collection profession win. It was the second win for Spire Motorsports and the primary since 2019.
The 23-year-old from Portage, Michigan, in his third full-time Cup season, handed Chris Buescher after a restart with two laps to go within the Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Hocevar led for 19 laps and Buscher for 22.
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Hocevar’s earlier than April 26 was fourth at Atlanta and Darlington. He was second at Atlanta and Nashville and received the Cup Collection All-Star (non-points) Open Race in 2025.
A big portion of the sphere was taken out after the “Huge One” got here on Lap 115 early in Stage 2. The crash, which began when Ross Chastain made contact from behind with Bubba Wallace, concerned 27 automobiles.
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Honorary tempo automotive driver, Eladio Carrion poses for photographs on monitor previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Honorary tempo automotive driver, Eladio Carrion poses for photographs on monitor previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: NASCAR Cup Collection driver, Kyle Larson (L) and honorary tempo automotive driver, Eladio Carrion pose for photographs within the #5 hauler previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by Paras Griffin/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: NASCAR Cup Collection driver, Kyle Larson communicate to visitor within the #5 hauler previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by Paras Griffin/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, walks the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Chili’s Trip the ‘Dente Chevrolet, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by Sean Gardner/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/FrogTape Ford, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by Sean Gardner/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Wurth Ford, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by Sean Gardner/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race finest photographs, together with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – APRIL 26: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Professional Retailers/Winchester Lengthy Beard XR Chevrolet, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Jack Hyperlink’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photograph by Sean Gardner/Getty Photos)
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NASCAR Talladega race outcomes
Outcomes are unofficial
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Zane Smith, No. 38 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Crew Penske Ford
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota
Daniel Dye, No. 78 Reside Quick Motorsports Chevrolet
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chad Finchum, No. 66 Storage 66 Ford
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Joey Gase, No. 44 NY Racing Crew Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wooden Brothers Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Crew Penske Ford
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Manufacturing facility Crew Chevrolet
Joey Logano, No. 22 Crew Penske Ford
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
