Getty Carson Hocevar was named to TIME's inaugural TIME100 Sports list, recognizing the 100 most influential people in sports for 2026. Carson Hocevar has heard just about everything NASCAR fans , and fellow drivers, have had to say about him. Too aggressive. Too outspoken. Too controversial. Too much. On Tuesday, however, one of the world’s most recognizable publications offered a very different assessment. TIME included the Spire Motorsports driver on its inaugural TIME100 Sports list ,