NASCAR AMBETTER HEALD 400: Christopher Bell wins, Carson Hocevar makes enemies

Carson Hocevar drew more drivers on Sunday night during the Ambetter Health 400 on the Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway in the second race Series NASCAR CUP 2025 seasons.
Hocevar finished second because the flag of caution came out in the middle of the final round. This meant that the driver who was in the lead at the time of caution was declared a winner. This time, Christopher Bell won the race, followed by Hocevar and Kyle Larson.
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Carson Hocevar, #77, and Austin Cindric, #2, are fighting for a turning position at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Georgia Hampton, February 2, 2025. (Jason Allen-Imagn Pictures)
However, after the race, more drivers were seen talking to Hocevar. The aggressive ride of the 22-year-old seemed to go well with some of his colleagues.
“We are here to win the races, not to be a boy’s band and love each other and play on the playground together,” Hocevar said, via nascar.com. “So obviously, there are lessons for learning. You don’t want to turn anyone off or frustrate, and there are things I would surely clean. But it will simply come with learning.
“Again, I usually am 40th, I’m waiting for them to crash and hope it will collapse, and I end up in teenagers. So, be in advance and get stages in both stages and have a goal to win is something that will keep mine (head) High.
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Carson Hocevar, #77, comes out of Pit Row at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Georgia Hampton, February 2, 2025. (Jason Allen-Imagn Pictures)
Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney And Kyle Busch were among those who responded to the Hocevar races.
While Blatney was driving for the first place, he received a blow from Hocevar in a circle 234. BLENEY was sent to spinning, and an flag of caution came out. Blaty was able to save his car and put it back forward to finish in fourth place.
“I didn’t slow down,” Blaty said. “He drew me, and he didn’t rise and just shot me when I turned into [Turn] 1, and that kicked me out. I was happy that I didn’t go back to everything and I was able to stay on the apron. “
Chastain had one of the fastest cars of the day. He refused to enter the specifics of their conversation.
Busch noted that Hocevar had a lot of “close calls” in the race.
“I mean, it wasn’t even clear to me, I had to get up, and he put me in the two fence in the first phase,” he said NBC Sports. “So, he just tries to connect the holes and do it for a second and the last minute, and creating a downtown of the background on your back. It’s easy, do it in the end, you know, do it in the last 30 rounds, not in the first 230.”
Driver of the Nasscar Cup Carson Hocevar series, #77, during the Dayton 500 qualifying at the Dayton International Speedway in Dayton Beach, Florida, February 12, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilus-Hagn Images)
It was a race of Hocevar’s 45th career. Nascar Cup and his seventh top 10 endings. It was the best ending he had on the circle.
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He finished third in third place in Watkins Glen last year.
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