Cole Custer

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Cole Custer
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Custer at Sonoma Raceway in 2023
BornCole Matthew Custer
(1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 (age 26)
Ladera Ranch, California, U.S.
Achievements 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Youngest NASCAR Truck Series winner (16 in 2014)
Youngest NASCAR K&N Pro Series West winner (15 years, 6 months, 10 days)
2nd youngest winner in a NASCAR-sanctioned race
Awards 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
117 races run over 5 years
2023 position52nd
Best finish16th (2020)
First race 2018 Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)
Last race 2023 Quaker State 400 (Atlanta)
First win 2020 Quaker State 400 (Kentucky)
WinsTop tens Poles
1121
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
151 races run over 8 years
Car no., teamNo. 00 (Stewart-Haas Racing)
2023 position1st
Best finish1st (2023)
First race 2016 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)
Last race 2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 (Texas)
First win 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Last win 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
1310220
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
42 races run over 3 years
2016 position10th
Best finish10th (2016)
First race 2014 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win 2014 UNOH 175 (Loudon)
Last win 2015 American Ethanol Presents the Drivin' for Linemen 200 (Gateway)
WinsTop tens Poles
2245
Statistics current as of April 13, 2024.

Cole Matthew Custer (born January 23, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 00 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. He is the son of Joe Custer, the team president of Stewart-Haas Racing. He is the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. [1]

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Racing career

Early career

Custer began racing quarter midgets at age four. In 2011, Custer won the USAC National Focus Young Guns Championship. The following year, Custer began racing late models, winning ten races and earning Rookie of the Year honors. [2]

Custer's No. 00 Pro Series East car at Richmond International Raceway in 2013 Cole Custer Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet Richmond 2013.jpg
Custer's No. 00 Pro Series East car at Richmond International Raceway in 2013

In 2013, Custer joined the K&N Pro Series East, making his debut at Bristol Motor Speedway [2] for Ken Schrader Racing. During the season at Iowa Speedway, Custer won the pole position, led every lap, a record for a combination race, and won, becoming the youngest race winner in K&N Pro Series history at age 15, beating Dylan Kwasniewski's record by six months. [3] [N 1] Custer would win again at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, also from the pole. [6] [7] He finished eighth in the series standings. [8] Custer later ran in the K&N Pro Series West's season-ending race. Custer led every single lap, but was turned by Gray Gaulding on the final lap, and finished sixth. [8]

In the 2014 season, Custer won the Pro Series West opener at Phoenix International Raceway, holding off Greg Pursley and Brennan Newberry on the green–white–checker finish. [9]

2014–2016: Camping World Truck Series

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Custer at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015

In 2014, Custer joined Haas Racing Development to run nine races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, making his debut in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. [8] Custer started the race 9th, and finished 12th. [10] In qualifying for the Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park, Custer set the track record with a 136.426 miles per hour (219.556 km/h) lap speed, becoming the youngest pole winner in NASCAR history. [11]

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2014, Custer won the Camping World Truck Series' UNOH 175 from the pole, becoming the youngest winner in the history of NASCAR's national touring series at 16 years, 7 months and 28 days. [12] [N 2]

On January 12, 2015, JR Motorsports announced that Custer would drive a truck for them in ten races in 2015. [13] On June 13, 2015, Custer won the Truck race at Gateway Motorsports Park, holding off the No. 23 truck of Spencer Gallagher, after the dominating trucks of Erik Jones and Matt Crafton were involved in two wrecks at laps 142 and 152.

When he turned 18 years old in 2016, JR Motorsports began fielding the No. 00 truck for Custer full-time, competing for the Rookie of the Year title. At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the Chevrolet Silverado 250, John Hunter Nemechek and Custer were battling for the lead when Nemechek bumped Custer before running both Custer and himself off-road, pinning Custer to the wall. Before the winner was declared, Nemechek was tackled by Custer; Nemechek would be named the winner. [14]

2017–2019: Xfinity Series

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Custer at Road America in 2017

In 2016, Custer made his Xfinity Series debut for JR Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro. [15] He drove the No. 88 for JR Motorsports to a career best fourth-place finish at Charlotte in the Hisense 4K TV 300.

On September 16, 2016, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Custer would drive the No. 00 Ford Mustang full-time in 2017, with Haas Automation as the primary sponsor. [16] Custer began the 2017 Xfinity season with a crash at Daytona, finishing 37th. He rebounded the next week at Atlanta, finishing 10th.

After making the Playoffs in his first appearance, Custer began making a surge at the end of the season including leading the most laps at Chicago and Kansas. Custer missed the Final Four by two spots after racing head to head with Daniel Hemric, the next week, Custer put on a clinic by leading the most laps, winning both stages and en route to his first Xfinity win at the Homestead–Miami Speedway in South Florida. The next year at the fall Texas race, Custer got his second career win when he passed Tyler Reddick on the last lap, clinching his spot in the Championship Four.[ citation needed ]

In the 2019 season, Custer scored wins at Fontana, Richmond, Pocono, Chicago, Kentucky, [17] and Dover. He finished second at Darlington, but was declared the official race winner after Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his car failed to meet height requirements during post-race inspection. [18] [19] At the end of the Kansas race, Custer got into a fight with Reddick on pit road. [20] Custer finished the 2019 season second in points after finishing second again to Reddick at Homestead. [21]

2020–2022: Cup Series

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Custer's No. 41 car at Dover International Speedway in 2020
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Cole Custer races at Martinsville in 2022.

In March 2018, Custer joined Rick Ware Racing for his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. [22] He finished 25th. He returned for the June Pocono race where he would finish 26th. At Richmond Raceway in the fall, he qualified a surprising tenth, though he would go on to finish 26th. [23]

On November 15, 2019, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Custer will replace Daniel Suárez in the No. 41 Ford in 2020. [24] He scored his first Cup top-ten finish at Phoenix, while his maiden top five came at Indianapolis. [25] [26]

A week after Indianapolis, Custer won his first Cup race in the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, passing Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., and Ryan Blaney on the last lap. [27] He became the first rookie to win in the Cup Series since Chris Buescher in 2016, the first rookie to do so in a non-shortened race since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007, [28] and the 33rd driver to win a race in all three NASCAR national touring series. [27] With the win, Custer made the 2020 Playoffs, but was eliminated following the third round at Bristol. [29] He finished 16th in the points standings and was awarded the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. [30] Custer remained with Stewart-Haas for the 2021 season. However, his results were inconsistent and he missed the playoffs after the regular-season finale at Daytona as he was 26th in the points standings with just two top tens at Talladega and Dover. [31]

After a two-year absence, Custer returned to the Xfinity Series in May 2021 at Circuit of the Americas, driving the No. 17 for SS-Green Light Racing and Rick Ware Racing in a collaboration with Stewart-Haas Racing. [32]

Custer returned to Xfinity Series competition in February 2022 at Auto Club Speedway, driving the No. 07 for SS-Green Light Racing in a collaboration with Stewart-Haas Racing. He would end up winning the race after leading 80 laps. It was his 10th career Xfinity Series win, and the first win for SS-Green Light Racing. [33]

On October 11, 2022, Custer and crew chief Mike Shiplett were fined US$100,000 after Custer intentionally slowed down and checked up on the last lap of the Charlotte Roval race, allowing his SHR teammate Chase Briscoe to advance to the next round of the playoffs. In addition, Shiplett was indefinitely suspended and the No. 41 team was docked 50 owner and driver points. [34]

2023–present: Back to the Xfinity Series

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Custer at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

On November 16, 2022, SHR announced that Ryan Preece would replace Custer in the No. 41 in the Cup Series in 2023 while Custer would move back to the Xfinity Series, driving a second full-time car for SHR. The team announced on November 23, 2022 that he would drive the 00 once again. [35] Custer started the 2023 season with a ninth place finish at Daytona. He scored his first win of the season at Portland. [36] Custer also won at a rain-shortened Chicago street race. [37] Following the Michigan race, the No. 00 was docked 20 driver and owner points and five playoff points, and crew chief Jonathan Toney was fined US$25,000 after the post-race inspection revealed unapproved splitters. [38] Custer won at Phoenix and claimed his first Xfinity Series championship. [39]

Cole Custer at Pocono Raceway in 2023 Cole Custer's 2023 HAAS Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.jpg
Cole Custer at Pocono Raceway in 2023

On July 3, Rick Ware Racing announced that Custer would return to the Cup Series to drive the No. 51 at Atlanta, New Hampshire, and Pocono. [40]

On November 2, 2023, Custer announced he would continue in the No. 00 in 2024. [41] Two days later, Custer would go on to win his and Stewart-Haas Racing's first Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway after holding off Justin Allgaier and John Hunter Nemechek on an overtime restart.

Personal life

Born in Ladera Ranch, California, Custer is the son of Joe Custer, who is the team president of Stewart-Haas Racing and the chief operating officer of Haas F1 Team. [42] SHR co-owner Gene Haas' company, Haas Automation, sponsors Custer. [2] He attended Ladera Ranch Middle School and Tesoro High School. He is married to Kari Custer.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2018 Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford DAY ATL LVS
25		 PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC
26		 MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH
26		 ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 63rd01 [43]
2020 Stewart-Haas Racing 41 Ford DAY
37		 LVS
19		 CAL
18		 PHO
9		 DAR
22		 DAR
31		 CLT
12		 CLT
18		 BRI
35		 ATL
19		 MAR
29		 HOM
22		 TAL
22		 POC
16		 POC
17		 IND
5		 KEN
1		 TEX
39		 KAN
7		 NHA
8		 MCH
34		 MCH
25		 DRC
22		 DOV
11		 DOV
10		 DAY
30		 DAR
12		 RCH
14		 BRI
23		 LVS
16		 TAL
31		 ROV
9		 KAN
14		 TEX
14		 MAR
13		 PHO
28		16th2202 [44]
2021 DAY
11		 DRC
13		 HOM
23		 LVS
25		 PHO
31		 ATL
18		 BRD
24		 MAR
18		 RCH
23		 TAL
10		 KAN
24		 DAR
36		 DOV
10		 COA
36		 CLT
21		 SON
20		 NSH
30		 POC
38		 POC
24		 ROA
17		 ATL
17		 NHA
14		 GLN
17		 IRC
25		 MCH
23		 DAY
24		 DAR
11		 RCH
22		 BRI
28		 LVS
29		 TAL
13		 ROV
18		 TEX
19		 KAN
18		 MAR
23		 PHO
13		26th575 [31]
2022 DAY
20		 CAL
11		 LVS
33		 PHO
16		 ATL
34		 COA
23		 RCH
22		 MAR
21		 BRD
13		 TAL
29		 DOV
15		 DAR
26		 KAN
22		 CLT
21		 GTW
29		 SON
21		 NSH
26		 ROA
15		 ATL
9		 NHA
27		 POC
17		 IRC
9		 MCH
31		 RCH
26		 GLN
11		 DAY
16		 DAR
14		 KAN
22		 BRI
8		 TEX
35		 TAL
21		 ROV
24		 LVS
20		 HOM
24		 MAR
14		 PHO
16		25th589 [45]
2023 Rick Ware Racing 51 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL
32		 NHA
35		 POC
25		 RCH MCH
25		 IRC GLN
28		 DAY DAR KAN
24		 BRI
TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR 52nd01 [46]
RFK Racing 6 Ford PHO
QL†
† – Qualified for Brad Keselowski
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2020 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1237
2021 2711
2022 3120

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2016 JR Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH
6		 TAL DOV CLT
DNQ		 KAN
35		 TEX PHO HOM
17		100th01 [47]
88 CLT
4		 POC MCH IOW DAY KEN
32		 NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV
2017 Stewart-Haas Racing 00 Ford DAY
37		 ATL
10		 LVS
11		 PHO
21		 CAL
35		 TEX
5		 BRI
32		 RCH
13		 TAL
26		 CLT
7		 DOV
4		 POC
7		 MCH
10		 IOW
24		 DAY
22		 KEN
11		 NHA
9		 IND
5		 IOW
5		 GLN
12		 MOH
35		 BRI
10		 ROA
8		 DAR
9		 RCH
14		 CHI
7		 KEN
5		 DOV
8		 CLT
6		 KAN
19		 TEX
5		 PHO
7		 HOM
1*		5th2288 [48]
2018 Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste DAY
14		 ATL
39		 LVS
9		 PHO
8		 CAL
6		 TEX
4		 BRI
8		 RCH
6		 TAL
9		 DOV
13		 CLT
2		 POC
5		 MCH
3		 IOW
4		 CHI
3		 DAY
25		 KEN
5		 NHA
9		 IOW
9*		 GLN
6		 MOH
7		 BRI
4		 ROA
4		 DAR
2		 IND
29		 LVS
3		 RCH
15		 ROV
7		 DOV
2		 KAN
26		 TEX
1		 PHO
8		 HOM
2*		2nd4035 [49]
2019 DAY
14		 ATL
2		 LVS
9		 PHO
4		 CAL
1		 TEX
34		 BRI
3		 RCH
1*		 TAL
32		 DOV
4*		 CLT
24		 POC
1*		 MCH
12		 IOW
2		 CHI
1*		 DAY
26		 KEN
1*		 NHA
2		 IOW
29		 GLN
7		 MOH
8		 BRI
22		 ROA
10		 DAR
1		 IND
7		 LVS
4		 RCH
3		 ROV
8		 DOV
1		 KAN
11*		 TEX
8		 PHO
2		 HOM
2		2nd4035 [50]
2021 SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing 17 Ford DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA
7		 CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 85th01 [51]
2022 SS-Green Light Racing 07 DAY CAL
1*		 LVS PHO ATL COA
3		 RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA
25		 ATL NHA POC
10		 IRC MCH GLN
11		 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 75th01 [52]
2023 Stewart-Haas Racing 00 DAY
9		 CAL
27		 LVS
12		 PHO
12		 ATL
12		 COA
32		 RCH
5		 MAR
3		 TAL
4		 DOV
7		 DAR
3		 CLT
3		 PIR
1		 SON
6		 NSH
9		 CSC
1*		 ATL
3		 NHA
22		 POC
33		 ROA
30		 MCH
16		 IRC
6		 GLN
7		 DAY
5		 DAR
4		 KAN
36		 BRI
4		 TEX
6		 ROV
2		 LVS
3		 HOM
13*		 MAR
19		 PHO
1*		1st4040 [53]
2024 DAY
13		 ATL
16		 LVS
2		 PHO
5		 COA
4		 RCH
10		 MAR
8		 TEX
5		 TAL
DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [54]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2014 Haas Racing Development 00 Chevy DAY MAR
12		 KAN CLT DOV
14		 TEX GTW
6		 KEN IOW
8		 ELD POC MCH BRI
8		 MSP
9		 CHI NHA
1*		 LVS TAL MAR
29		 TEX PHO
3		 HOM 25th302 [55]
2015 JR Motorsports DAY ATL MAR
16		 KAN CLT DOV
13*		 TEX GTW
1		 IOW
9		 KEN ELD
29		 POC MCH BRI
16*		 MSP
10*		 CHI NHA
24		 LVS TAL MAR
4*		 TEX PHO
26		 HOM 22nd305 [56]
2016 DAY
24		 ATL
17		 MAR
29		 KAN
7		 DOV
5		 CLT
13		 TEX
14		 IOW
2		 GTW
15		 KEN
14		 ELD
6		 POC
5		 BRI
6		 MCH
22		 MSP
2*		 CHI
9		 NHA
6		 LVS
3		 TAL
29		 MAR
7		 TEX
9		 PHO
10		 HOM
10		10th502 [57]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2013 Ken Schrader Racing 00 Chevy BRI
24		 GRE
19		 FIF
22		 RCH
3		 BGS
10		 IOW
4		 LGY
23		 COL
15		 IOW
1*		 VIR
19		 GRE
16		 NHA
1*		 DOV
14		 RAL
5		8th452 [58]
2014 Bill McAnally Racing 00 Chevy NSM DAY BRI
14		 GRE RCH
1*		 IOW
11		 BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW
3		 GLN
16		 VIR
18		 GRE DOV
18		20th234 [59]
2015 Toyota NSM GRE BRI IOW BGS LGY COL NHA IOW GLN
5		 MOT VIR RCH DOV 43rd40 [60]
2016 HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks 98 Toyota NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM STA COL NHA IOW GLN
3		 GRE NJM DOV 44th41 [61]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2015 JR Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE
5		 POC
24		 MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC
1		 BLN ISF DQN SLM KEN KAN 41st560 [62]
2016 Ken Schrader Racing 54 Chevy DAY
10		 NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN 69th*390* [63]
Athenian Motorsports 05 Chevy IOW
7		 IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2017 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA
11		 DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 88th175 [64]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415AMSWCPtsRef
2013 Ken Schrader Racing 00 Ford PHO S99
18		 BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR 38th66 [65]
Chevy PHO
6*
2014 Bill McAnally Racing 00 Chevy PHO
1*		 IRW S99 IOW KCR PHO
3		20th121 [66]
Toyota SON
12		 SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP AAS
2015 KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON
9		 SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO 47th35 [67]
2019 Sunrise Ford Racing 22 Ford LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON
4		 DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO 39th40 [68]
2023 High Point Racing 55 Ford PHO IRW KCR PIR
2*		 SON
18		 IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 26th70 [69]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chase Briscoe</span> American racing driver (born 1994)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Benjamin</span> American race car driver

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Riley Herbst</span> American racing driver (born 1999)

Riley D. Herbst is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 98 Ford Mustang for Stewart–Haas Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 NASCAR Cup Series</span> 72nd season of NASCAR Cup Series racing

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Shiplett</span> NASCAR crew chief

Michael Gene Shiplett is an American NASCAR crew chief who works for Bret Holmes Racing as Bret Holmes's crew chief.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Alsco Uniforms 302</span> 30th race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would take the surprise win after putting on a blistering performance, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 103 laps, managing a 15 second lead over John Hunter Nemechek to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his 139th start. He would also be the first non-playoff driver to win a race this season. Stewart-Haas Racing would dominate over half of the race, with Herbst leading 103 laps and Cole Custer winning the first stage and leading 62 laps. To fill out the podium, Nemechek, driving Joe Gibbs Racing, and Custer, driving for SHR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Contender Boats 300</span> 31st race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2023 Contender Boats 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race washeld on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would take the lead in the late stages of the race, and held off a fast-charging Riley Herbst in the closing laps to earn his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his fourth of the season, and his first win on an oval track. He would also earn a spot in the Championship 4. Cole Custer would dominate the majority of the race, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 114 laps, until hitting the wall and blowing a tire in the late stages. To fill out the podium, Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race</span> 33rd race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Championship 4 race, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 202 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild overtime restart, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, took advantage of the lead, and held off the rest of the field to earn his 13th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season. Custer also dominated the race, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 96 laps. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 The LiUNA!</span> 3rd race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2024 The LiUNA! was the 3rd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would cruise to victory in a dominating performance, leading a race-high 99 laps and earning his 10th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Nemechek's teammate, Chandler Smith, won both stages and led 74 laps, but fell back in the final stage and finished 3rd. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

References

Notes
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  2. ↑ NASCAR's "national touring series" include the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series; some include the 1972–1973 Grand National East Series as well.
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