Carson Hocevar was as soon as once more in rivalry on Saturday night time, pushing in direction of the entrance of the pack with only a few laps left to race at Daytona within the Coke Zero Sugar 400.
However as has usually been the case with Hocevar, one transfer, that was seemingly a tad too aggressive on reflection, ended his day early. The No. 77 got here all the way down to the low line to get previous Ryan Preece, however misplaced management, spinning out and slamming into the wall.
Erik Jones was caught within the mayhem as properly, hitting laborious into Hocevar because the yellow flag got here out.
After the race, Hocevar appeared considerably bewildered as to what precisely occurred to result in him shedding management.
“These noses have much more elevate, and I used to be so much tighter on entry and exits with this bundle. I felt like I wanted to make a transfer to the underside there to get the No. 12 to push me, much like how we bought the lead earlier. I simply did it later within the nook,” Hocevar mentioned. “The nostril stored setting, and I could not get the wheel out of it quick sufficient, because it stored setting and getting freer.”
Requested in regards to the bundle, Hocevar known as it “positive.”
“It was positive. I believed it was enjoyable. It felt like soiled air mattered extra, or was harder. I do not know if it was higher or not, however I did not complain. We have been up entrance. Identical contenders have been up entrance it doesn’t matter what, both bundle.”
Hocevar was operating as excessive as fifth within the factors standings only a month in the past, however completed worse than thirtieth in three of the ultimate 4 races of the common season together with his thirty eighth at Daytona.
Whereas he is safely within the Chase, he’ll now begin the postseason in twelfth place out of the 16 drivers nonetheless competing for the title, making his potential path to a championship considerably tougher.
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