Carson Hocevar on his approach to racing and NASCAR car collection: 12 Questions

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...