Niece Motorsport’s driver Carson Hocevar grabbed his series leading third win of the regular season at Richmond Raceway a couple weeks ago, and now enters the Playoffs with a completely different mindset than he has had in the past.
“We have lot of points in the bank, a lot of Playoff points in the bank and a lot more speed,” Hocevar mentioned when commenting on his run to the Playoffs this season. “We don’t have to be near as desperate. The only way we don’t get to Phoenix is if we beat ourselves. Rather than having to muscle up. We had our tongue hanging out just to get here the last two years. Just to get here.”
With 21 Playoff points to take into the postseason, Hocevar is seeded third in the Playoff standings heading into this weekend at Indianapolis.
“My goal is to be upfront the rest of the way,” said Hocevar. “We don’t want to squeak into Phoenix.”
Hocevar will have his work cut out for him this weekend at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park, in last season’s Playoff opener he started seventh and finished 21st after being shuffled in a late restart.
Source: NASCAR Wire Service
