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Carson Hocevar gave a humorous apology to NASCAR podcasters.<\/p>\n
Carson Hocevar has made headlines, both good and bad, throughout the 2026 NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series season. Between his aggressive driving style and growing popularity, \u201cThe Hurricane\u201d has been a major topic of conversation for NASCAR podcasters.<\/p>\n The most recent headlines Hocevar<\/a> made was after the Chase opener at Darlington following an incident with Brad Keselowski<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the leadup to Sunday\u2019s Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, the accident that sent Keselowski spinning has sparked major debate about Hocevar\u2019s aggression and personality.<\/p>\n After coming out of Sunday\u2019s race at Gateway without any controversy, Hocevar humorously apologized to NASCAR podcasters for not creating opportunities for discussion.<\/p>\n Hocevar\u2019s apology to NASCAR podcasters: \u2018Gonna be a slow news week\u2019<\/p>\n The Hocevar\/Keselowski feud was a hot button topic heading into WWT Raceway.\u00a0<\/p>\n After Keselowski sounded off on the Spire Motorsports driver following the Cook Out Southern 500, saying Hocevar\u2019s \u201cday is coming,\u201d<\/a> it made for a lot of buzz heading into the Enjoy Illinois 300.<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s race at Gateway was a crash-filled race with 18 caution flags, just four short of the all-time caution records of 22 yellow flags in the 2005 Coca-Cola 600. However, Hocevar said that none involved him.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because the 23-year-old was such a focal point heading into Gateway, he jokingly felt sympathetic that NASCAR podcasters will not have a controversial topic involving him following the race.<\/p>\n Hocevar, who made the \u201capology\u201d in a Facebook post, also joked that maybe he will make it back in the headlines after Saturday\u2019s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. <\/p>\n \u201cI just wanna apologize to all the nascar podcast listeners out there. Although there was a record high amount of cautions. The 77 didn\u2019t cause any so it\u2019s gonna be a slow news week. Maybe pick up a hobby and resume your podcast listening after we try again at Bristol,\u201d Hocevar said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hocevar finished eighth at World Wide Technology Raceway, tying his best career finish at the 1.25-mile track. It was the driver of the No. 77\u2019s first top-10 result since the Brickyard 400 in July, breaking a five-race streak of no top 10s.<\/p>\n Making his first Chase appearance, Hocevar ranks ninth in the standings, 88 points behind leader Denny Hamlin. The Michigan native entered the 10-race Chase 12th in the standings.<\/p>\n What Hocevar said prior to Sunday\u2019s Cup Series race<\/p>\n Based on how things have unfolded, Hocevar expects someone in the Cup Series field to wreck him.<\/p>\n Whether it is in the immediate future or years down the road, Hocevar said prior to Sunday\u2019s Enjoy Illinois 300 that he is preparing himself for a retaliation at some point from Keselowski or someone else.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m probably getting wrecked at some point, whether it\u2019s him or somebody else. Whether it\u2019s today or next week or a year from now or multiple years from now, so my belts are going to be tight and we\u2019re not going to be a hypocrite about it,\u201d Hocevar said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hocevar captured his first career NASCAR Cup Series win last April at Talladega Superspeedway. He is currently in his third full-time season of Cup Series racing and has piloted the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet all three years.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJohn Breeden<\/a> John Breeden is a NASCAR contributor at Heavy Sports. He has five years of sports journalism experience. He graduated from James Madison University in May of 2022 with a degree in media arts and design. John is also a sports reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Previously, John was a sports writer for JMU’s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. 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