With a fifth place at Michigan International Speedway, Carson Hocevar earned the best Cup finish of his NASCAR career at his home-state track.

Carson Hocevar embraces being a NASCAR hometown hero at Michigan International Speedway

Denny Hamlin, the last car to go out in qualifying, bumped Carson Hocevar, the hometown boy, from the pole for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan.

With a fifth place at Michigan International Speedway, Carson Hocevar earned the best Cup finish of his NASCAR career at his home-state track.