Make no mistake, Carson Hocevar has no intentions of leaving the NASCAR Cup Series after signing a massive extension and winning his first race. He will just continue to wish for a dream start in a prestigious event.
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The Spire Motorsports driver has made it clear that he wants to compete in the Indianapolis 500, one of the biggest races in the world.
"Well, number one, it's a wish," he said on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. "You know, I think I could actually do it, like as in confidence of running wide open and managing air. I don't know if I'll get to do it, literally.
"But I just hope if I do get a shot that I can go fit the seat and they don't tell me I'm too tall for the ride. I, for sure, hope that's not the case. But I'm just enjoying Sunday's right now for sure, though."
Hocevar, who grew up watching the race with his family in Michigan, is in a perfect situation to potentially fulfill his dream of competing in the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500. He drives for Spire Motorsports, a team owned by TWG Motorsports.
This global group has multiple teams across various motorsports series. This includes the newly-formed Cadillac team in Formula 1 and Andretti Global in IndyCar. In theory, it would be easier to put together a deal than it was for Kyle Larson when he attempted The Double (the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600) in 2024 and 2025. Although this is by no means a guarantee.
Car aside, Hocevar would have to address some other logistics in order to make his dream come true. He would also have to attempt to complete The Double. He would have to race in the Indy 500 earlier in the day and then make his way to Concord, North Carolina, in time for the start of the Coca-Cola 600 Cup Series race.
NASCAR does not look fondly on drivers passing up the start of the longest race of the season to compete in another series.
Still, it appears that Hocevar would be willing to put in this work in order to suit up for the Indianapolis 500. He just has to hope that his 6-foot-4-inch frame fits in the open wheel race car.
"It's just my favorite track, favorite race," he added. "NASCAR was always so special, but Indy just was its own thing. It look so different. It's a month long. They go 230-240 mph and there's so much prestige to it.
"It's no different than I think how F1 drivers look at Le Mans. It's a totally different sight and sound to them. It's just so different from everything I'm used to with stock cars, dirt cars or anything growing up."
