Story byMotorsport photoMatt WeaverMon, February 23, 2026 at 2:10 AM UTC·2 min readOn one hand, it was the full Carson Hocevar experience at Atlanta, where he was going to take any gap that presented itself but he also acknowledged after the race that he likely has some apologies to make too. It was an adventure out there:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHis race began with a flat tire running inside the top-five and lost a lap on pit road. He started racing the leaders to stay just one lap down but had his right side window blow out and lost another lap. He scored two free passes to get back on the lead lap, earned stage points by the second stage.