Hocevar eager for Indy 500 chance

Spire Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar wants to race at the Indianapolis 500.

“I would absolutely love to do it some day and enjoy it,” the winner of the recent Cup race at Talladega said during his visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday.

With his Spire team falling under the umbrella of TWG Motorsports – the same parent company of Andretti Global – he was a guest of the Indy 500 winners on Wednesday and delighted in the opportunity to see the event from the inside.

“I just love this race,” said Hocevar (pictured at left, above, with Andretti drivers Will Power, Kyle Kirkwood and Marcus Ericsson). “I don't know what it is, just the history. It's my favorite track to just watch races. It's the story of it. It's never the fastest car just dominates the race. It's always a storyline for the whole month of May, who's good. But then it comes to the race, you get halfway through and it's all out the window; something changes and now, all of a sudden, this guy that's kind of been an underdog all week or all month really gets a shot. It’s the only non-Cup race we've ever sat down as a family and watched.”

The Michigander stands 6-foot-4, the same as the late Justin Wilson, so while it might be a tight fit in a Dallara IndyCar, Hocevar’s dream could become a reality if he’s given the chance to drive at the 500.

“I might be too tall right now, not sure,” he said. “I'm short torso, so I don't know if that helps or hurts me, but at least, I feel like if my head's too high, that's a big problem. But if I can shimmy it, get myself (in), I'd be OK.”