Hocevar Returns To Truck Series With Spire At Texas

Carson Hocevar (HHP/Jacy Norgaard photo)

FORT WORTH, Texas – Spire Motorsports is bringing additional firepower to Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.

In addition to Truck Series regulars Rajah Caruth and Andrés Pérez de Lara, NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar will make his first start in the series since 2023, when he picked up the first of his four Truck Series victories at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track.

Hocevar is driving the No. 7 Chili’s ‘Ride the Dente’ Chevrolet on Friday.

“I'm really excited to get behind the wheel of a truck again,” said Hocevar, who also drives for Spire in the Cup Series. “It has been a while since I've run in the series, but I’m really looking forward to it. I won my first truck race there and will be with one of the best teams in the garage and with one of the most experienced crew chiefs (Brian Pattie).”

In the No. 07 Gainbridge Chevrolet is full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Nick Sanchez, who won the pole for the two most recent Truck Series races at Texas and finished third last year before moving up to his current ride with Big Machine Racing in the Xfinity Series ranks.

To take the checkered flag, however, the Spire contingent will have to contend with TRICON Garage’s Corey Heim, who leads all active drivers with a 5.3 average finishing position at Texas.

A two-time winner this season, Heim also leads the series standings by 22 points over Chandler Smith in second.

Tyler Ankrum comes to Texas riding a streak of six top-10 finishes, including an April 18 win at Rockingham that ended a 130-race drought – the most starts between wins in Truck Series history.

Broadcast coverage of the SpeedyCash.com 250 from Texas is slated for 8 p.m. ET, live on FS1, the NASCAR Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.