6’3 Carson Hocevar Reveals the One Thing He Is Terrified of, and It’s Not Going 200 MPH

Running a stock car at full throttle around the unforgiving ovals of NASCAR is not easy. It comes with an array of what-ifs. So many dangers lurk in the nooks and corners of these racetracks, ready to pounce on their prey. It takes a huge toll on not just the drivers but also their families when these speedsters slide into their 800 HP machines. However, Jeff Dickerson houses one driver who is not scared of speed.

He is tall, fit, young, and doesn’t fear the road rush. He is Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar. This 20-year-old Portage resident has seen all the bitter truths around the dark alleys of NASCAR and doesn’t care if these truths come face-to-face with him someday. Nevertheless, he’s scared of something else.

Carson Hocevar revealed something that he wouldn’t even do to his greatest enemy

After subbing for Noah Gragson in the Legacy Motor Club Chevy and finishing strong consistently, while earning the praises of NASCAR veterans like Bobby Labonte, Carson Hocevar’s talents got their due recognition. Hocevar skipped a grade and stepped up directly from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to a Cup Series ride in the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

With an average finish of 22.5 in 6 starts (one for Spire and the rest for Legacy MC) Hocevar has put up a series of great performances in the top-tier racing series of NASCAR, with the career high of an 11th place finish falling into his hands at Bristol Motor Speedway earlier this year. Despite his driving prowess, Carson Hocevar is scared of doing something that a child would do with great ease.

And it’s riding a Ferris wheel. Who would’ve thought?! Carson Hocevar is scared of heights and more so of this popular attraction in the amusement parks of the US. So much so that he admitted that he would never even want his enemy to go through a ride on the Ferris wheel. On that note, a reporter came up with a hilarious idea.

She took the chance to interview Carson Hocevar on a Ferris wheel. The poor driver held on to dear life and complained while the reporter hurled questions at the driver. Every answer that Hocevar gave highlighted just one thing… riding on the Ferris wheel was the worst idea ever.

She asked, “What are you the most excited for today?”

“To get off this thing! I’m scared of heights,” came the reply.

Hocevar grasped the safety handle so tight that his fingers almost turned bright pink. “Why are you freaking me out?” He cried, “How many rounds do we do this thing?”

“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. Honestly, how many times do we go around this?” he asked again.

Pointing her fingers at a little girl, who was also riding the Ferris wheel, the reporter said, “That baby is riding!” Carson Hocevar lost no time saying, “Well she’s too young to know what she’s getting herself into.”

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Carson Hocevar is the complete opposite behind the wheel of his car. He doesn’t care about the crashes and neither does he worry about the issues that the next-gen cars often face. As he put on a seamless ride around the asphalt-shrouded track of Texas Motor Speedway last month, Bobby Labonte watched from his suite.

Carson Hocevar revealed why speed doesn’t scare him

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Hocevar’s skill set has not come out of thin air. He has had to spend countless hours of work with Trackhouse Racing and Hendrick Motorsports as a simulation driver, earlier in his driving career. When other drivers pray to look after them while they drive these blazing-fast cars, Hocevar just strives to invest his 100%.

In an interview, Hocevar told Bobby Labonte, “I’ve seen the horror stories of learning this car. The tire issues…just everything, the development from start to finish of the car, learning a little bit on set-up stuff but more so the feel of everything.”

Hocevar felt like the best approach to handle the Gen-7 stock cars is to be aggressive with it. He explained, “I was just confident just being aggressive with the race car, I think a lot of people when they get in these cars, they still have those horror stories; they’re afraid to crash these things, they’re afraid on the edge.”

“They tell me every time, hey, can we not have miraculous save or something or a picture (of you) touching the wall? I’m like well I’m being a 100 percent or a ninety nine percent. I’ve been able to be on the limit of this car,” he added.

Such contrasting personalities in a single person. Did you see that coming?

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