Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas
In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway–and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400.
Fort Worth, Texas — In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway — and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400 (3:30 p. m. ET on FS1).
Before Saturday's time trials at the 1. 5-mile track, Hocevar (Portage, Michigan) said he hoped to capitalize on his last-in-the-order qualifying position — a benefit of his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday. "Hopefully we can roll out last and take advantage of it," Hocevar said.
"Start up front, which is super important here. Pit stops are going to be important. Get a good pit selection and really keep the momentum rolling.
" It took a monumental lap for Hocevar to achieve that objective. Streaking around the speedway in 25. 222 seconds (191.