Carson Hocevar believes he had to drive aggressively during the Ambetter Health 400 to give himself the best chance of winning

Carson Hocevar has been the talk of the week following his runner-up finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which was met with criticism from several veteran drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Aggression played a considerable role in the outcome of Sunday\\\"s Ambetter Health 400 as Christopher Bell crossed the start/finish line for

Carson Hocevar's aggressive moves at Atlanta might have earned him a second-place finish, but they didn't earn him any new friends.

Carson Hocevar walked away from the season’s second NASCAR Cup race with two things – his best career finish and a line of unhappy fellow competitors. Since the checkered-flag waved on his runner-up finish to Christopher Bell at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the 22-year-old driver has issued apologies to Ryan Blaney and Rick Hendrick.

Relive Carson Hocevar's full day in this compilation video as he wheels his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to a runner-up finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain both approached Hocevar on pit road post-race. Hocevar had made contact with Blaney to send him spinning earlier in the final stage, and the driver of the No. 12 Ford worked his way back to a fourth-place finish.

Just one week after a thrilling Daytona 500, NASCAR couldn't help itself in Atlanta, ending with a controversy courtesy of Carson Hocevar. Hocevar himself did n

Hocevar says he was the ‘most aggressive’ in the closing laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway On Sunday, NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The SuperSpeedway race ended with Carson Hocevar, Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson running three wide for the win.

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Carson Hocevar didn’t win many friends in Atlanta on his way to a second-place finish at the Ambetter Health 400. The likes of Kyke Busch, Ryan Blaney, and Ross Chastain have publicly bashed the Spire Motorsports driver for his reckless stunts at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.