Truck Series regular Carson Hocevar will step behind the wheel of the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 for the Cup Series race at Darlington on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023. Hocevar will sub for Noah Gragson, who is still suspended due to interaction with a racially insensitive meme on social media.
Ironically, Hocevar already races under the No. 42, although his typical ride is a race-prepared NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST. He is currently fifth in Truck Series standings, having won three times this year at Texas in April, Nashville in June and most recently at Richmond in late July. So far, Hocevar has one Cup Series start driving the No. 7 Camaro as a sub at Gateway in June, finishing 36th after a catastrophic front brake rotor explosion.
“This is a great opportunity to get some seat time in the Cup Series and help out the team at [Legacy Motor Club],” said Hocevar in a statement. “I had the chance earlier this year to race at St. Louis in the Cup Series. I’m looking forward to working with [crew chief] Luke [Lambert] and the No. 42 team, and if anyone knows how to get around Darlington, Erik Jones does, so it will be great to have him as a teammate.”
Previously, Hocevar had plans to drive the No. 77 Camaro in the Xfinity Series at Darlington, but has since decided to shelve those plans so he can focus on racing in the Cup Series that weekend.
As a reminder, Gragson has asked for an early release from his contract with Legacy Motor Club, as he has been suspended indefinitely by both the team and NASCAR. As of this writing, there has not been an update regarding LMC’s decision on the matter, and it’s not clear who will drive the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy beyond this weekend’s event at Darlington.
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Noah and the team went separate ways. In other words he was fired.
Noah is an excellent driver. He was awsume in the exfinity series driving for JR. Too bad he drove for a very under performimg team this year in CUP. I think the frustration got to him and made just a stupid move on line. He does not deserve to be treated the way is is. Many drivers have done worse. He needs to be picked up by a far better team next season. I’m hoping, JR moves up to CUP next year. Matbe not all 4 cars, but at least two. Then Noah can drive for a winning team again. He never should have signed with Legacy Motor Club. It was just Rickard Petty when he did. Now the team just plain sucks. Good luck Noah, you desrve better.
Nascar sucks , what Noah did was personal and nothing to do with them or ( traitor) Jimmy Johnson ! floyd was a drug addicted thug and deserves no sympathy from anyone. If he was white would nascar react this way ? No ! Also Nascar is openly discriminating against whites in their hiring procedures !
NASCAR crosses a legal line in going woke
It turns out that NASCAR has been running an internship program designed to help younger people get a leg up and break into the business in various capacities. That’s kind of nice, isn’t it? Professional auto racing is a very competitive and expensive sport to dive into, so some interested folks could likely use a helping hand. But there’s one problem with the racing organization’s “diversity internship program.” (You’re probably already able to guess where this is going.) People are welcome to apply, but only if they meet certain “racial criteria.” In other words… whites need not apply. And some legal analysts are already describing this to The Daily Wire as being “blatantly illegal.”
NASCAR offers a paid “diversity internship” that excludes white people from applying on the basis of their race, a stipulation a constitutional lawyer tells The Daily Wire is “blatantly illegal.”
The race car giant’s “diversity internship program” states that there are racial requirements that applicants must meet in order to be accepted.
The first bullet point listed under the heading “Program Requirements” reads “Be a member of one or more of the following races/ethnic minority classifications: Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Latino or Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.”
According to one legal analyst, a program that discriminates wholly on the basis of race with no exceptions is in violation of Title VII and the 1866 Civil Rights Act. Any person who was forbidden to apply for the program based solely on their race should have standing to sue NASCAR and would have a solid chance of prevailing.
NASCAR also turns out to have a separate mentorship program specifically geared to attract and train new pit crew members for racing teams. It’s called the “Pit Crew Development Program,” which sounds innocent enough and appropriate for this sport. But when you read the fine print, it is described as a “comprehensive training program for aspiring minority and female pit crew members.” So that one is a little bit less restrictive since all females can apply. It’s just white males who can’t.
Somewhat hilariously, The Daily Wire also discovered that NASCAR’s job posting page proclaims the organization to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. It goes on to say that “All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race.” And in a twisted way, that may still be an accurate statement. It only applies to “all qualified applicants.” And since white males are not qualified to apply under their rules, apparently they don’t need to receive consideration for employment.
Now that this is going public, I can’t help but wonder what sort of blowback NASCAR will receive. How many times have we been over this already? You have to read the room. You have to know your target audience and how to relate to them. This is auto racing we’re talking about here. You know what the fans in the stands are like. These are the “Let’s Go Brandon” people. Your fan base is composed of working-class types, not the coastal elites. Are you really just trying to get the Bud Light treatment? Because it might be on the way once this news goes public.
Go WOKE and go Broke! GM and NASCAR will not listen to the people that support them until it REALLY hits the bottom line! I personally hope it’s sooner than later as I’ve always been a GM and NASCAR fan and supporter but I’m losing interest in both lately. Tomg
Amen!!!! Nascar is loosing fans in droves! Look at the stands. Even Bristol, isn’t full anymore. Just too WOKE. Nascar is no longer “Dancin’with the one they Brought”. Sad, to say the least. Been a fan since the early days. (Yeh I’m old). Just keeps getting so it’s no fun any more. Nascar has gotten too full of itself. If JR doesn’t bring his rides up to cup next year, I maybe done also.
About 25 years ago the Winston Cup Scene was pushing the diversity program for kids that Rick Hendricks was running. I wrote how bothe of my sons were racing go karts and how it took me my wife their little sister and two more men Bill and Ron to get them racing every Sunday. Racing has always been a family sport. The scene of course did not print my letter
Bill