Carson Hocevar announces new series bid outside NASCAR, set to race full season in 2026

NASCAR sensation Carson Hocevar has announced that he plans to race the full season of FloRacing Night In America events in 2026.

The 23-year-old from Portage in Michigan has been THE star of the show in Cup Series so far this season, at least in terms of national exposure.

Spire Motorsports star Hocevar claimed his maiden Cup Series success at Talladega in late April, on the back of a string of near misses. He then produced an iconic celebration which created major headlines.

Earlier this week Hocevar’s new-found fame saw him rubbing shoulders with A list celebrities at New York’s star-studded Met Gala, but now the man they call ‘Hurricane’ is going back to his roots.

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Hocevar FloRacing plan announced

Hocevar has confirmed he plans to race the full season of events, which is starting with a run of three nights this week. The season then continues with events dotted throughout the calendar right up to November.

Carson will drive a Spire-backed Late model, and fans will be able to keep up with his exploits with all races scheduled to be streamed live by Flo.

Hocevar is looking forward to a fresh challenge, telling Flo Sports: “Excited to get going, to get three nights especially when we get rolling here and racing, it’s gonna be nice for me to get in the swing of a Dirt car and that world and everything and get to really enjoy that schedule - start Hot Laps into a Feature late night and get rolling again to a completely different racetrack the next night and the night after. Just enjoy it, and to get to do it with Flo is a lot of fun.”

Championship challenge for Hocevar?

A championship challenge may be too much to ask for this year, with Hocevar understanding that he’s taking on seasoned vets in their own back yard.

“I don’t imagine we’re gonna be a contender or anything, we’re just getting rolling with it and getting started but it will be nice to see where we stack up between all the nights,” he said.

“You can get lost on if we have a really good night or a really struggle night. To really compare against the good guys in the points, where we stack up. It’s just a totally different universe we’re restocking in.”

’Hurricane’ going back to his roots

For a young man who grew up watching racing just like this, the chance to operate at grass roots level again is something he’s excited by.

“It’s great, I enjoyed watching a lot of racing I never got to watch as a kid unless it was on Speed Channel. So now that it has access to Flo and everything, it’s one tap away from every track in the country almost.”

FloRacing Night In America schedule

If you want to keep tabs on Hocevar’s progress, the schedule of events for 2026 looks like this:

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