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Carson Hocevar Addresses Josh Berry Spinning Him Out at Sonoma Raceway
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Carson Hocevar has caused a few wrecks and spins in his second full season in the NASCAR Cup Series, angering fellow drivers and putting a target on his back. While he expected to eventually be on the receiving end, he didn't see the incident with Josh Berry coming.
A day after being taken out by Berry at Sonoma Raceway, Hocevar reacted during his Twitch stream on Monday night, responding to the incident that cost him a strong finish in the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
"Why did I get dumped yesterday? I don't know, I didn't do anything. I was just like, 'Man, of all people to wreck me. Thought it would be somebody like, I had it coming. I don't know what I did. It's just like, 'Well, s***.' And through strategy, we get to fifth and then I wreck. It's just like, 'Ah, whatever.' But it's just racing, man. Just racing. It is what it is. I like full-contact sport. So, it's just like. Well f*** yeah, man. Let's get it on. That's what I've been dying for. I've been giving some and I get some, so it's like, 'C'mon, let's go.' I don't why it was that corner or what I did."
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Carson Hocevar stats ( NASCAR.com ): 373 points, 4 top 10s, 2 top 5s, 1 pole, 5 DNFs, 72 laps led, 23.0 average finishing position in 20 races
On the verge of a top-10 finish with fewer than three laps to go, Berry made contact with Hocevar and spun him around. It allowed most of the field to get by the No. 77, dropping him outside the top 30. He finished the day in 32nd place.
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As a result, Hocevar finished the day with just five points instead of racking up 25 or more points, with only six races left in the regular season. The lost points mean that, rather than being less than 70 points behind Bubba Wallace, Hocevar is now 96 points back of the final playoff spot and even further behind Alex Bowman and Chris Buescher.
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To his credit, Hocevar fully accepts that his aggressive driving style invites situations like this—something other drivers have said he must acknowledge if he's not going to change how he races. Ironically, his reaction to Berry spinning him is likely similar to how some of his peers felt when they were taken out by Hocevar.
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