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No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Truck Outclassed By Ford Charlotte 2023: Video

Carson Hocevar was certainly a force to be reckoned with at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Truck Series race on Friday, May 26th, 2023, but he and the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST were outdone by Ford in the latter laps of the race.

Ben Rhodes, driver of the No. 99 Ford F-150 racer, snagged the lead from Hocevar’s No. 42 Silverado on a Lap 111 restart, with just over 20 to go on the board. Hocevar had initially guided the No. 42 Silverado to the lead at the drop of the green flag, but found himself in the center of a three-wide run at the front, and was forced to back out and surrender the top spot, ultimately finishing fourth.

Hocevar’s No. 42 NASCAR Chevy held control of the race for 43 laps, and was bested in that regard only by the No. 11 Toyota Tundra of Corey Heim. Heim found himself and the No. 11 Tundra in the same situation as Hocevar’s No. 42 Silverado, only able to look on as eventual winner Rhodes in the No. 99 F-150 took command of first place and never looked back.

Even Heim admitted how good Hocevar’s NASCAR Chevy looked on track.

“Me and the 42 [Hocevar] and the 5 [Dean Thompson] were probably the best trucks,” said Heim after the race. “But the 99 [Rhodes] just came along really strong, and once we got to second on the restart where the 42 got put in the middle there, I really thought we had a shot at it.”

NASCAR Truck Series Race Results, Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 26, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 19 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford 134 37 Ford F-150
2 3 11 Corey Heim Rootly Toyota 134 49 Toyota Tundra
3 7 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 134 0 Toyota Tundra
4 12 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 134 43 Chevrolet Silverado RST
5 11 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
6 6 19 Christian Eckes NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
7 2 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 134 0 Ford F-150
8 20 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
9 34 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
10 17 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota 134 0 Toyota Tundra
11 4 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
12 24 88 Matt Crafton Planters/Menards Ford 134 0 Ford F-150
13 8 41 Bayley Currey Unishippers Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
14 9 1 David Gilliland Serial 1 E-Bikes Toyota 134 0 Toyota Tundra
15 15 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
16 13 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 134 2 Chevrolet Silverado RST
17 16 45 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
18 10 51 Jack Wood Eberlestock Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
19 18 43 Daniel Dye # Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
20 22 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
21 26 32 Bret Holmes # Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 134 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
22 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 134 0 Toyota Tundra
23 14 38 Zane Smith Love's/Speedco Ford 134 0 Ford F-150
24 29 56 Tyler Hill LeithCars.com Toyota 134 0 Toyota Tundra
25 31 22 Mason Maggio ACE Hardware Rock Hill Ford 134 0 Ford F-150
26 36 30 Ryan Vargas Rangeline Group Toyota 134 0 Toyota Tundra
27 1 15 Tanner Gray Black's Tire Toyota 133 3 Toyota Tundra
28 35 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 132 0 Toyota Tundra
29 27 33 Josh Reaume JAG Metals LLC Ford 131 0 Ford F-150
30 28 20 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 131 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
31 25 12 Spencer Boyd Derm Dude Chevrolet 131 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
32 23 2 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 130 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
33 21 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 128 0 Ford F-150
34 32 90 Justin Carroll Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota 122 0 Toyota Tundra
35 30 46 Armani Williams Blue Sprig/Hedgehog Health Toyota 65 0 Toyota Tundra
36 33 34 Keith McGee JAG Metals LLC Ford 20 0 Ford F-150

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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