Carson Hocevar underscores the “overnight” fix that surged his Spire Motorsports Chevrolet from a P29 to a P3 finish at Watkins Glen

Carson Hocevar shocked everyone with his career-best win at Watkins Glen International. The #77 driver, with Zane Smith and Corey Lajoie, helped the organization make a new record for the first time. The NASCAR rookie is receiving praise from everyone, and everyone wants to know how he achieved the feat.

FrontStretch interviewed the Spire Motorsports driver after his latest win, and the interviewer asked Hocevar about his car performance at the Glen. The driver highlighted that his car was the last available option in the warehouse.

Hocevar described his experience using the word "horrible" and mentioned that they put in a lot of blood and sweat to fix the car "overnight." They fixed parts that were not working and needed repairs, and somehow they put the car together for the race.

"To be in contention for a win this late in the race in my rookie year with this team speaks magnitudes to be able to fix this and build this organization," he said. [01:11]

The fix helped the rookie #77 driver secure third place at Watkins Glen despite having a setback in the qualifying race. He started his race in 29th place 0.861 seconds behind the leader, Joey Logano. Hocevar gradually got a grip on the track, and during the overtime, he even led a lap and finished in third place, avoiding crashes.

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A look at Carson Hocevar’s rookie NASCAR Cup series season

Carson Hocevar is ranked 22nd with 525 points in 28 races. He has achieved five top-10s this year and a career-best win on Sunday. The Spire Motorsports driver had a slow season, but he started to pick up pace and improve his standings with each race.

The rookie driver started his Texas Motor Speedway race held in April in 16th position and fished at 10th, marking his first top-10 finish. The next time he got a place in the top 10 was at North Wilkesboro Speedway in May, securing 10th place.

The World Wide Technology Raceway event was the first time Hocevar got a single-digit position in his career. He started the race 20th and ended eighth, marking his best finish before the Glen race. He achieved eighth place again at the Richmond Race held in August.

Even in the next race held at Michigan International Speedway, Carson Hocevar secured a place in the top 10. He started the race 11th and finished in 10th place.