Bubba Wallace targets Carson Hocevar in next Chase standings battle

Bubba Wallace says he’s approaching the Chase one race and one opponent at a time, with the next key battle at the Bass Pro Shops Bristol Night Race against Carson Hocevar. Entering Bristol, Wallace sits ninth in the Chase standings, two points behind Hocevar for eighth, while being 90 points behind leader Denny Hamlin. Wallace is not focused on the points gap at the very top as much as on protecting positions—especially because the Chase opens with three straight 1.5-mile tracks beginning next week after Darlington, Iowa, and now Bristol. With qualifying canceled for Bristol, the field was set based on prior standings.