NASCAR’s rough-and-tumble nature often leads to heated moments, and Carson Hocevar, the Spire Motorsports driver whose team relies on Chevrolet engines supplied through Hendrick Motorsports, has racked up enemies this season with aggressive moves that drew sharp words from rivals. Ryan Blaney called him a “moron” after an Iowa clash. Ryan Preece warned he’d “have his day” following Bristol contact. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. promised to “beat his a–“ post-Nashville tangle, and Austin Dillon dubbed him the “biggest dumb—“ in the series after a Charlotte run-in. Now, his frontstretch bump with Hendrick star Chase Elliott adds fuel to the fire, which he is trying to cool off.

That Darlington incident unfolded early in Stage 2 around lap 125, when Elliott dropped low hunting space and tagged

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