STATESVILLE, N.C. — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series star Carson Hocevar will pilot Legacy Motor Club’s No. 42 Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the NASCAR Cup Series event at Darlington (S.C) Raceway this weekend.
The 20-year-old Portage, Mich., native is currently ranked fifth in the Truck Series championship point standings with nine top-five and 10 top-10 finishes to his credit. He has three wins so far this season, taking the checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway, Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway and Richmond (Va.) Raceway.
Hocevar has one start in the NASCAR Cup Series for Spire Motorsports at WorldWide Technology Raceway (Ill.) in June of this year.
“This is a great opportunity to get some seat time in the Cup Series and help out the team at Legacy M.C.,” said Hocevar. “I had the chance earlier this year to race at St. Louis in the Cup Series. I’m looking forward to working with Luke (Lambert) and the No. 42 team, and if anyone knows how to get around Darlington, Erik Jones does, so it will be great to have him as a teammate.”
Hocevar will forgo his previously announced plans to drive the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington to concentrate on the Cup Series race with LEGACY M.C.
“Carson is a very talented driver and has a bright future,” said Cal Wells III, CEO of Legacy M.C. “We are thankful to Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports and Niece Motorsports for making this happen and look forward to seeing what he can do in the No. 42 this weekend.”
The No. 42 was originally piloted by full-time driver Noah Gragson, who was embarking on his rookie season in the Cup Series.
Gragson was suspended, then released by Legacy M.C. in July following Gragson’s actions of liking an insensitive post on social media. He was in violation of the member conduct section in the NASCAR Rule Book.
Josh Berry piloted the No. 42 Chevrolet at Michigan Int’l Speedway and Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway, while road course ace Mike Rockenfeller took the reigns at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Int’l.