26 Facts About Cole Custer

Cole Matthew Custer was born on January 23,1998 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Cole Custer competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 00 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Cole Custer previously drove for SHR full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2020 to 2022.

Cole Custer is the son of Joe Custer, the team president of Stewart-Haas Racing.

In 2011, Custer won the USAC National Focus Young Guns Championship.

Cole Custer led every single lap, but was turned by Gray Gaulding on the final lap, and finished sixth.

In 2014, Cole 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.

In qualifying for the Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park, Cole Custer set the track record with a 136.426 miles per hour lap speed, becoming the youngest pole winner in NASCAR history.

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20,2014, Cole 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.

On January 12,2015, JR Motorsports announced that Cole Custer would drive a truck for them in ten races in 2015.

When he turned 18 years old in 2016, JR Motorsports began fielding the No 00 truck for Cole Custer full-time, competing for the Rookie of the Year title.

In 2016, Cole Custer made his Xfinity Series debut for JR Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway, driving the No 5 Chevrolet Camaro.

Cole Custer 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 Cole Custer would drive the No 00 Ford Mustang full-time in 2017, with Haas Automation as the primary sponsor.

Cole Custer began the 2017 Xfinity season with a crash at Daytona, finishing 37th.

Cole Custer rebounded the next week at Atlanta, finishing 10th.

The next year at the fall Texas race, Cole Custer got his second career win when he passed Tyler Reddick on the last lap, clinching his spot in the Championship Four.

Cole Custer 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.

Cole Custer finished the 2019 season second in points after finishing second again to Reddick at Homestead.

In March 2018, Cole Custer joined Rick Ware Racing for his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

On November 15,2019, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Cole Custer will replace Daniel Suarez in the No 41 Ford in 2020.

Cole Custer scored his first Cup top-ten finish at Phoenix, while his maiden top five came at Indianapolis.

Cole Custer 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, and the 33rd driver to win a race in all three NASCAR national touring series.

Cole Custer finished 16th in the points standings and was awarded the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.

Cole 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.

Cole Custer attended Ladera Ranch Middle School and Tesoro High School.