Overview
- Carson Hocevar and Cleetus McFarland took the 2026 2.4 Hours of LeMullets at Freedom Factory on Friday night, Nov. 13, winning the entertainment‑style endurance race for a second straight year.
- The finish came on the final lap when Hocevar bumped Ty Dillon to take the lead, Dillon briefly countered and ran wide at the backstretch chicane, and Hocevar held on to win by about a second.
- Hocevar raced at LeMullets days after NASCAR fined him $100,000, docked 25 driver points and Spire Motorsports suspended him for the Cup finale over his Nov. 1 Martinsville brake‑check of Austin Cindric.
- Denny Hamlin finished third, posted video of heavy damage to his Crown Victoria and later replied to Hocevar’s post with a friendly “hell yeah brother,” signaling a softer tone between the drivers after a tense season.
- LeMullets uses nitrous‑equipped Ford Crown Victorias, two‑driver teams and full contact rules, and the event shows how offseason exhibitions let drivers race aggressively for fans while formal racing bodies and teams still police conduct.