Getty NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 09: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway on August 09, 2026 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Carson Hocevar entered Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 hoping to build on another strong qualifying effort. Instead, the Spire Motorsports driver has spent much of the afternoon battling a mechanical issue that has turned into one of the race’s biggest storylines.
As of Lap 154 of 350 in Stage 2, Hocevar was running 32nd,
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