TC Daily Pit Stop: Hocevar Finally Ropes First NASCAR Cup Win In Wild Talladega Finish; Kyle Busch Has A New Crew Chief -- Again
TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, April 27, 2026
Hocevar Finally Ropes First NASCAR Cup Win In Wild Talladega Finish
Carson Hocevar, who has seemingly been knocking on the door of victory lane through his first 90 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, finally broke down the door to the winner’s circle on Sunday afternoon in the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hocevar was locked in a side-by-side battle with Chris Buescher for the win over the final three laps of the race, but coming off of Turn 4 on the final lap, Buescher got a bump draft that disturbed his car, and ruined the momentum of his top lane. This allowed Hocevar the advantage he needed to cross the finish line first for his first Cup Series win.
As Hocevar crossed the line, several drivers in the field crashed behind him.
After taking the checkered flag, Hocevar performed an incredibly unique celebration as he climbed onto the window of his car, and drove his car around the track from there, and waved to the fans in attendance. At the end of the celebration, Hocevar guided the No. 77 car into the outside wall, and performed a burnout, while hanging out of the car.
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Richard Childress Racing Changing Crew Chief For Kyle Busch
Following a 10th-place finish in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega, the first top-10 finish of the season for Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing announced a change at crew chief for its No. 8 NASCAR Cup Series team.
In a press release fired off on Monday morning, RCR announced that Andy Street, a longtime RCR employee, who stepped in as interim crew chief for Busch in the final five races last season, will take over effective immediately as the crew chief.
Jim Pohlman, whom the team acquired from JR Motorsports in the offseason, will be reassigned to a leadership position within RCR’s competition department.
Busch ranks 27th in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings this season after 10 races, and sits 66 points outside of the Chase cutline.
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