Chevrolet driver Carson Hocevar is on the verge of doing something enormous in the NASCAR Cup Series, and he would love to do it this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in the Firekeepers Casino 400 in Brooklyn, Mich.

Hocevar's aim: Winning his first race in NASCAR's most prestigious series.

The 2024 Rookie of the Year is 17th in driver points, just two behind Ford driver Ryan Preece, who sits on the north side of the cut line with 289 points to Hocevar's 287.

Hocevar has been the lead dog for Spire Motorsports with two top-five finishes in his 14 starts, both runner-up efforts behind race winners Christopher Bell at Atlanta and Ryan Blaney at Nashville.

While seemingly on the brink of being victorious against stock car racing's top aces, the Portage, Mich., native returned home

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