RACE RECAP
SpeedyCash.com 250 — Friday, May 1, 2026 · Texas Motor Speedway · 167 laps, 250.5 miles
A week ago Carson Hocevar wrote himself into the Cup record book at Talladega. Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, he made it two in a row.
Driving the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in a one-off Truck Series start, the 23-year-old from Portage, Michigan led 76 of 167 laps — more than any other driver in the field — won Stage 2, and held off two-time Texas defender Kyle Busch by roughly a half-second to take the SpeedyCash.com 250. Two weekends, two wins, two different series. Spire and Hocevar are having the kind of spring that ends with a driver in the playoff conversation by midsummer.
Pole-sitter Ben Rhodes (No. 99 ThorSport) led the field to green and never gave the front much air during Stage 1, winning the opening segment from the pole. The narrative through the early laps was pure Texas: long-run pace separated the contenders from the pretenders, and a few teams who skipped final practice (Reaume, Muniz) sorted to the back exactly where you'd expect.
BY THE NUMBERS
KEY TAKEAWAYS
VALUE PICKS
BUSTS
PERFECT LINEUP
Optimal 5-driver roster for this race
| Group | Driver | Salary | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | | $11 | 5 | 104.20 2 × 52.10 |
B |  | $12 | 14 | 79.10 1.75 × 45.20 |
C |  | $10 | 7 | 52.50 1.5 × 35.00 |
D | | $7 | 16 | 40.63 1.25 × 32.50 |
E |  | $9 | 11 | 30.00 1 × 30.00 |