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Ryan Blaney Reacts After Getting Wrecked By Carson Hocevar At Bristol

September 19, 2026  ·
  John Trent

Ryan Blaney was not happy after his night came to an end after he was wrecked by Carson Hocevar with less than 50 laps left in the race.

While the two were battling for second, Blaney was able to get around Hocevar and moved to protect the inside line. At the same time, Hocevar attempted a crossover and got into the rear of Blaney and sent him spinning into the inside wall.

Here’s a look from Hocevar’s in-car camera:

After his night came to an end, Blaney spoke with USA’s Kim Coon, “We got clear off of 4 and then I tried to protect the bottom and he crossed, and never lifted, and then got crashed. That’s what I thought happened. That’s what it looked like happened.”

When asked if there was a party to be blamed, Blaney said, “I don’t [freaking] know. I got crashed. Each person is going to say they did nothing wrong.”

When asked if there was anything he could have done during the media scrum, Blaney said, “I don’t know. Understand who was beneath I guess. I protected and protected pretty early and he just kept coming left and never lifted and crashed me.”

He then said, “Something is going to happen.” 

That something was Ryan Blaney confronting Hocevar on pit road following the conclusion of the race. Blaney approached Hocevar and shared some words with him, gave him a shove, and grabbed him. Hocevar responded with two right punches before his crew members drug Blaney off and pushed him to the ground.

Blaney then was able to get back to Hocevar and gave him a left jab to the face.

Blaney ended up finishing 33rd while Hocevar finished third. Blaney has now dropped to sixth in the points, 52 points behind current leader Kyle Larson. Hocevar is 8th in the points. He’s 85 points behind Larson.

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Author: John Trent