Kaden Honeycutt Tears Into Cup Drivers Carson Hocevar and Ross Chastain After Darlington Showing

Feb 13, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Truck Series driver Kaden Honeycutt (11) during qualifying for the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Kaden Honeycutt’s Darlington outing began with huge promise, as he edged Carson Hocevar out by 0.

02 seconds to bag his first pole in the Craftsman truck series. But in ended in bitter disappointment, leaving him wondering just what went wrong in the race, in which he finished fourth. Honeycutt had set the pace at the drop of the green and backed it up by taking Stage 2 which his fourth stage win.

But then the race slipped through his fingers. Corey Heim emerged as the ultimate winner of the outing. The turning point came on a restart with 20 laps to go, as Hocevar drove low into Turn 1 to muscle past Honeycutt and take the lead.

Then, with four laps left, Hocevar ‘s run unraveled with a tire going down, throwing the order into chaos, something Ross Chastain took advantage of without a lot of thinking. It turned the race into a free for all and safe to say, Honeycutt was not happy. The Tricon Garage driver pointed to moves from Hocevar and also Chastain , that, in his view, crossed the line as they fought for track position, knocking the wind out of his run when it mattered most.