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Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar. This interview has been edited and condensed, but the full version is available on the 12 Questions Podcast. 1. What was one of the first autographs you got as a kid, and what do you remember about that moment? At Kalamazoo Speedway (near his hometown in Michigan), I was that kid everybody knew. Everyone was like, “If you see him, don’t give him a hard time. He’s good, just let him go anywhere he wants.” Almost every driver felt this...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — For a moment, strip the identities away from the drivers involved in the overtime restart on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and ask yourself a question: Did any of them do anything wrong? Without the teammate, manufacturer and driver/owner dynamics at play, how can you point the finger can at any of them? No one did anything dirty. No one wrecked anyone. They were all racing hard while going for the win in a playoff race — and all as playoff drivers who had yet to advance to the next round. Of course, once you apply the identities, the perspective changes for many fans. They...