The 20-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, led the final lap of 172 over-scheduled laps and dodged a final lap multi-truck wreck to claim his first NASCAR career victory in his 59th series start.
The 20-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, led a race-high 83 of 250-scheduled laps and capitalized on a six-lap dash to the finish for his first career victory in the Xfinity circuit.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series head to Richmond Raceway. They will be joined by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour while the Craftsman Truck Series travels to Texas Motor Speedway.
From a showcase to some of NASCAR's best and the return of strategy to road courses to some of NASCAR's dumbest, here's Three Big Stories from Circuit of the Americas.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led a race-high 41 of 75 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the field through three overtime attempts for his first win of the 2023 Cup season in Austin.
William Byron had the car to beat Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. He topped the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with a lap of 130.76 seconds at 93.882 mph to earn the Busch Light Pole Award at the 20-turn, 3.41-mile track.
The 41-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, led a race-high 28 of 46-scheduled laps and fended off William Byron during a 14-lap dash to the finish to notch a second consecutive Xfinity victory in Austin.
The reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion from Huntington Beach, California, led a race-high 16 of 42-scheduled laps and beat Kyle Busch during a 13-lap dash to the finish for his second Truck victory of the 2023 season.
This weekend all three NASCAR national series head to Circuit of the Americas (COTA) for a full schedule of on-track activity. The 20-turn, 3.41-mile road course track presents a unique challenge for all of the competitors. As an added bonus, Formula One champions Jenson Button and Kimi Räikkönen, along with IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion Jordan Taylor, will join the Cup Series regulars on Sunday in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.
The 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final 25 of 505 over-scheduled laps and utilized a late strategic call to assume the lead with worn tires to beat Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson through two restarts, including an overtime shootout, to become the 207th competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series.
Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway, holding off his competitors in a dramatic two-lap overtime shootout.
Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, fought hard all day despite handling issues and earned a 12th-place finish in Sunday's 503-lap race at Bristol
