In some ways, there are some parallels from Carson Hocevar to Ross Chastain, in that their ascension to the Cup Series came with a brash driving style and universal pushback from their peers.
Chastain drew the ire of Denny Hamlin but also Hendrick Motorsports over the course of 2022 and 2023, especially Kyle Larson. At one point, Chase Elliott and Hamlin blocked him all over the race track at Gateway in 2022.
