Following a tough wreck that took prime contender Shane van Gisbergen off the monitor for the day, Carson Hocevar dipped into his comedy bag to drag out a traditional one-liner. Hocevar had been operating close to the entrance of the pack for a lot of the race however, like most, had hassle getting round van Gisbergen, the street course warrior.
Now, with van Gisbergen within the storage, he not has to fret about it. And he was low-key stoked as he listened to what occurred on his staff radio.
“Actually it was Austin Hill,” one among Hocevar’s crew members informed him on the radio. “Entrance row and it regarded like he simply missed Flip 1 and stuffed the 97 within the fence.”
Carson Hocevar didn’t miss a beat. He rapidly chimed in.
“Ah, rattling,” he stated. “I assume he wins the bounty.”
The which means, even when in jest, was fairly clear. Shane van Gisbergen is terribly laborious to beat on street programs.
The truth is, he’s grow to be so dominant within the format that many drivers usually really feel like they’re racing for second place at finest. Sunday’s race gave the impression to be shaping up as extra of the identical, although drivers like Connor Zilisch, Austin Hill, Ryan Preece, Ryan Blaney and Chris Buescher have been making it slightly harder than ordinary on Sunday at San Diego.
In any case, Carson Hocevar will likely be hoping he can capitalize on van Gisbergen’s absence. On the time of this writing, the motive force of the No. 77 was in sixth place as Stage 2 got here to a detailed.
Might Carson Hocevar safe a key win and enhance his positioning within the Chase standings? It’s the time of yr the place each level issues — and each win is huge.
As for the massive wreck that claimed van Gisbergen and race chief Zilisch, Hill did appear to confess fault. He stated on his staff radio that his brakes locked up on him, inflicting him to return down the monitor within the flip to hit Zilisch and ship him into the wall.
