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Taylor DesOrmeau

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Editor at MLive

@MLive/@Kzoo_Gazette editor. Data specialist. @CMLife alum. Occasional motorsports coverage.

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  • Michigan driver wins exhibition race, earning his way into NASCAR All-Star Race

    2 weeks ago | mlive.com | Taylor DesOrmeau

    The 22-year-old Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR All-Star Open on Sunday, May 18, at North Wilkesboro Speedway, punching his ticket into the All-Star Race later in the evening. It will be Hocevar’s first appearance in the All-Star Race. It’s his second season in the NASCAR Cup Series. The Portage native took the lead halfway through the race by changing only two tires on a pit stop. He held off challengers to earn the win in the exhibition race. “I had my hands full,” Hocevar said.

  • 22-year-old Michigan racer earns first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position

    1 month ago | mlive.com | Taylor DesOrmeau

    Donning a black cowboy hat and a cowboy-themed firesuit, Portage native Carson Hocevar celebrated his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position on Saturday, May 3. Hocevar clocked a lap of 28.175 seconds around the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, averaging 191.659 mph. William Byron qualified second, 0.014 seconds behind. Hocevar is driving the No. 77 Chili’s “Ride the ‘Dente” Chevrolet on Sunday.

  • Michigan 22-year-old falls just feet short of first NASCAR Cup victory

    Feb 23, 2025 | mlive.com | Taylor DesOrmeau

    Michigan racer Carson Hocevar was making a bold, three-wide pass for the lead in the final corner of the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, Feb. 23, when a caution flag ended the race early. Upon replay review, NASCAR determined Christopher Bell was the winner, as he was in the lead when the caution flew. Hocevar finished second – his best career finish – while Kyle Larson finished third in Sunday’s Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

  • Alleged arsonist caught in Kalamazoo, accused of starting ‘several’ fires

    Sep 5, 2024 | mlive.com | Taylor DesOrmeau

    In this MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette stock photo, firefighters battle a fire at a home in Kalamazoo.(Brad Devereaux | [email protected])

  • NASCAR makes rule change after car went airborne at Michigan race

    Aug 24, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Taylor DesOrmeau

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Taylor DesOrmeau
Taylor DesOrmeau @TDesOrmeau
15 Apr 25

The front page of the @Kzoo_Gazette sports section: https://t.co/woDJztQYsz

Taylor DesOrmeau
Taylor DesOrmeau @TDesOrmeau
15 Apr 25

Of all the statistics Michigan tracks about its schools, I'm always surprised "average class size" isn't one of them. Great reporting from @CraigDMauger/@detroitnews showing how some class sizes in Michigan balloon to 30-plus students.

Craig Mauger
Craig Mauger @CraigDMauger

Thousands of elementary school students in Michigan — some as young as 5 years old — are learning to read and count in classrooms filled with 30 or more children, according to a trove of records obtained by The Detroit News. https://t.co/rNI4p0XJiP

Taylor DesOrmeau
Taylor DesOrmeau @TDesOrmeau
13 Apr 25

Couches were ablaze tonight in Kalamazoo, as fans celebrated @WMUHockey's first ever national championship. https://t.co/hrDtfPpgGk