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Carson Hocevar gives Bubba Pollard the bird while racing Battle at Berlin 250

Danby: Daniel Hager08/14/25DanielHagerOn3
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One year removed from winning the 2024 edition of the Battle of Berlin, defending champion Carson Hocevar is racing in Wednesday night’s Battle at Berlin 2025. Not only is he racing, but he’s providing some highlight reel clips after a great save following a Bubba Pollard spin-out.

Pollard and Hocevar were side by side, before Pollard dropped back and spun Hocevar out. He however saved it nicely and dropped just one spot in the race. He let Pollard know how he felt about the move loud and proud, as Hocevar stuck his middle finger out of his driver’s window to let him know he didn’t appreciate the move.

Hocevar won last year’s running of the Battle of Berlin, which has been run 12 different times since 2010 (the race was not run in 2018, 2020 or 2021). This race has been won by name brand drivers such as Kyle Busch (who won the first three editions of the race), Erik Jones and the aforementioned Bubba Pollard.

The winner of the race receives $40,000, while the total purse sits at $125,000. A few notable names in this year’s edition of the Battle of Berlin are Hocevar, Pollard, Erik Jones, Blake Rowe and Ty Majeski.

Hocevar made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2023 and has run in seven races over two years. As a proud member of Spire Motorsports, he however has raced in 69 NASCAR Cup Series races over the past three years. He has enjoyed 12 top-ten finishes in Cup Series races and two top-ten finished in Xfinity Series races, but has yet to secure a win.

The 2025 season has however been a challenging one for Hocevar, as he has had incidents with several drivers, including Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Brad Keselowski, Zane Smith and now Bubba Pollard.

Back in June, Hocevar was asked about being compared to NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., as they seemingly have the same fire and passion. “I mean, if I win seven championships, I would potentially call, want to, whatever,” Hocevar said. “It’s obviously, if you’re going to get compared to one guy, that’s the guy. You know, endorsements from Dale Jr. and everybody. I don’t think I’m new anything. I think I’m new me. That’s, everything about me is real, I’m not trying to play a part or trying to fit a role or trying to pretend to be anybody.”

On3’s Brian Jones contributed to this article.