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Hocevar's first Cup win at Talladega. NASCAR Sundays at Hoppin'.
Carson Hocevar's first career Cup win came at Talladega — 0.114 seconds over Chris Buescher, with 14 of 16 Chase drivers caught in the Big One. NASCAR Sundays watched the finish at Hoppin' in Charlotte.
NASCAR Sundays gathered at Hoppin' on Sunday for the Jack Link's 500. Carson Hocevar — No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet — won by 0.114 seconds over Chris Buescher. First career Cup win. Bowman P3.
The Big One came on lap 115. Fourteen of the sixteen Chase drivers crashed.
Hocevar climbed out and rode the driver-side window ledge around the 2.66-mile tri-oval — a deliberate Dale Earnhardt Jr. tribute. He dedicated the win to his grandfather; his grandmother died in 2025.
The race ran 3:23:25. Six cautions, 30 caution laps, 52 lead changes among 16 leaders. NASCAR Sundays does a Charlotte room every race weekend. Hoppin' on Talladega Sunday.