DARLINGTON, S.C. — It began as a joke. However in the long run, it turned a prized possession for Carson Hocevar and the proper merchandise on NASCAR’s throwback weekend.
After qualifying third at Phoenix final month, Hocevar was going by way of Fb Market when he noticed a black 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck embellished to match Dale Earnhardt’s GM Goodwrench No. 3 experience.
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Hocevar, who quips his solely purchases are on Door Sprint or perhaps one thing on Amazon, requested those that assist him with monetary selections if he can purchase the truck. He meant it as a joke and figured they’d discuss him out of such a purchase order.
The responses, Hocevar mentioned, have been overwhelming.
“Clean sure,” he mentioned the responses have been.
So he did.
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The acquisition fulfills a childhood dream for Hocevar, who remembers the times at Kalamazoo (Michigan) Speedway when the monitor proprietor had an Intimidator Monte Carlo.
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“I at all times thought that was the best factor,” Hocevar mentioned Saturday at Darlington Raceway. “I at all times thought it’d be cool to have a NASCAR (automobile) be my road automobile mainly, however not like an precise race automobile however have it decked out like that.
“So I’ve at all times needed a kind of Monte Carlos since I used to be a child. That Dale truck simply jogged my memory of that.”
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It has been a well-liked experience on the highway. Hocevar mentioned he’s had individuals honk on the truck, wave and provides him a “hell, yeah!”
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After he obtained it, the truck was low on gas so Hocevar went to a gasoline station and spent some additional time there.
“I believe there was 5 individuals on the gasoline station and all 5 of them, I had in-depth conversations with,” Hocevar mentioned, noting their curiosity within the truck. “I discovered their backstory and the way cool that is. I believe it can win numerous buddies. It’s a dialog starter.”
