INDIANAPOLIS — There’s no driver carrying more momentum into the Playoffs than Richmond winner, Carson Hocevar. The Michigan-born driver commanded the second-half of the Worldwide Express 250.

“It felt so good to win the Worldwide Express 250 in the Worldwide Express truck,” Hocevar said a few weeks ago. “They do so much to support our team and we wouldn’t be chasing a championship without them. I think this win gives us a lot of momentum heading into the postseason. I want a championship more than anyone, and I’m excited to chase that in the next seven races.” 

Hocevar enters the playoffs as the No. 3 seed and sits 19 points above the cutline with two stage wins and three victories to his credit – the most of any driver in the Craftsman Truck Series this season. He also has 6 top 5 finishes in the last 8 starts including a pair of wins.

4 of the last 5 years the No. 3 seed has made it to the Final Round. This will be Hocevar’s third playoff appearance.

First things first is IRP to kickstart the 2023 postseason.

Last year, Carson Hocevar finished 21^st after qualifying inside the top-10. Hocevar led 34 laps in his lone start at the track and collected top-five stage points in both stages.

“I’m feeling optimistic heading into IRP this weekend,” he said. “Coming off Richmond, it’ll be nice to get back to another short track. Last year we ran top-five for most of the race and I’m hoping we can do more of the same this time.”