Carson Hocevar Responds to Dale Earnhardt Comparisons and ‘New Intimidator’ Talk originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Carson Hocevar is 22 years old. He hasn’t won a single NASCAR Cup Series race — yet. While the Spire Motorsports driver hasn’t made a trip to Victory Lane, most experts believe it’s not far away.

A 22-year-old NASCAR driver from Michigan has made a handful of enemies on the track this year, but he received high praise from one of the sport’s legends. Dale Earnhardt Jr. compared Carson Hocevar to his late father,

Carson Hocevar has earned huge praise from Dale Earnhardt Jr. after he sparked a controversy at Nashville Superspeedway.