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It’s no secret that Carson Hocevar is an avid gamer apart from being a race car driver. The 20-year-old driver has an active Twitch channel with around 3.7k followers. He usually streams himself playing racing games, but that’s not all he plays. Recently, the Spire Motorsports driver posted a picture of a Fortnite screen with a certain NASCAR element that had fans going crazy.

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Carson Hocevar shows off his latest Fortnite acquisition

He might be a huge fan of racing games but they aren’t the only things Carson Hocevar plays. Turns out that the Cup Series driver is a fan of Battle Royale games, more specifically, Fortnite. The game rose to popularity during the late 2010s and is still considered to be one of the most popular games in the world today.

From being a staple game for all the big streamers to having its tournaments on a global scale, Fortnite has established itself as one of the greatest games of all time. So it’s no wonder that Carson Hocevar also enjoys playing it. But there is something unique about the Spire Motorsports driver’s version of the Battle Royale game.

He recently uploaded a picture of a brand new Fortnite skin of himself wearing a full-race outfit, on his X handle. The skin was categorized as a Legendary Outfit and the description read, “NASCAR RACER. Have no fear, Hovercar is here!”

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While nothing has been confirmed yet by the developers of the game, fans have been hoping for this to be true. They flooded Carson Hocevar’s comments section as they expressed their disbelief and prayed for the NASCAR skin to be a real thing that could be unlocked or bought in the game.

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Fans left stunned over Fortnite’s latest character outfit

Judging by the reaction to the online post, people were more shocked than excited. Users could not believe that Fortnite actually had a NASCAR skin as there has been no official statement from the developers of the video game yet. “What in the world,” one fan commented.

Others hoped that the skin was real, and that Hocevar was not just playing with his fans by uploading a fake image on Twitter. “I swear if this is fake,” one user commented. Another user said that they would start playing the game if the NASCAR outfit was real. “If this is real I’ll actually play Fortnite,” they wrote.

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Others were simply stunned with disbelief at the picture Carson Hocevar uploaded. “NO WAY,” one user commented. “I’m sorry but HOW???” asked another expressing their shock. To be fair, the outfit did have a fantastic look and feel about it.

If you’re a Fortnite gamer and a NASCAR fan, would you be interested in getting your hands on the NASCAR attire? Let us know your thoughts about the skin.

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Nilavro Ghosh is a NASCAR Writer at EssentiallySports, where he is known for his creative yet easy-to-read writing style. Before taking up his role as a sports journalist at ES, Nilavro has written for some of the top publishing houses, like The Telegraph. While most journalists stop at covering live events and taking the news to the readers, Nilavro goes the extra mile to give fans a platform for them to express their thoughts through his 'race reaction' pieces. Away from all racing action, he has also been the first to report on driver transfers in the silly season. When he is not indulged in the racing world, he likes to make music.

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