Carson Hocevar’s aggressive racing at Atlanta has NASCAR’s biggest names fuming. Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, and Ross Chastain all had something to say, and Kevin Harvick weighed in on what Hocevar needs to do to succeed.

NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar drew backlash from his fellow racers on Sunday because of his over-aggressive driving during the Ambetter Health 400.

Carson Hocevar walked away from the season’s second NASCAR Cup race with two things – his best career finish and a line of unhappy fellow competitors. Since the checkered-flag waved on his runner-up finish to Christopher Bell at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the 22-year-old driver has issued apologies to Ryan Blaney and Rick Hendrick.

Carson Hocevar's aggressive moves at Atlanta might have earned him a second-place finish, but they didn't earn him any new friends.

Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain both approached Hocevar on pit road post-race. Hocevar had made contact with Blaney to send him spinning earlier in the final stage, and the driver of the No. 12 Ford worked his way back to a fourth-place finish.

Carson Hocevar didn’t win many friends in Atlanta on his way to a second-place finish at the Ambetter Health 400. The likes of Kyke Busch, Ryan Blaney, and Ross Chastain have publicly bashed the Spire Motorsports driver for his reckless stunts at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Kyle Busch expresses his anger with Carson Hocevar at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2025. Find out what Busch said about Hocevar!

Carson Hocevar didn’t come to make mates at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 22-year-old Spire Motorsports wheelman shoved an