Our Athletes | Cole Custer

Cole Custer has accomplished a lot in a short period of time. The driver of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing has gone from racing quarter midgets as a 4-year-old to contending for a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at age 20 to winning in the elite NASCAR Cup Series at age 22. Custer has collected wins and records befitting drivers twice his age, with the 25-year-old racer winning in every NASCAR division in which he has competed. A 13-time winner already in the Xfinity Series, Custer returned to the division in 2023 after finishing runner-up in the Xfinity Series title chase in 2018 and 2019. Custer secured that coveted championship in a spectacular battle at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 4, 2023. He returns to the Xfinity Series for the 2024 series as the reigning champion – ready to chase back-to-back titles.

• 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion
• Earned first career NASCAR Cup Series win on July 12, 2020 at Kentucky Speedway
• 13-time winner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series
• Became youngest pole winner in ARCA history on February 12, 2016 at Daytona International Speedway
• Became youngest superspeedway winner in ARCA history on August 1, 2015 at Pocono Raceway
• Became youngest winner in NASCAR national touring series history on September 20, 2014 when at 16 years, 7 months, and 28 days, Custer won the Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
• Became youngest pole winner in NASCAR national touring series history on June 14, 2014, when at 16 years, 4 months and 22 days, Custer won the Truck Series pole at Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis
• Became youngest winner in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history on August 2, 2013 at Iowa Speedway

Cole resides in Davidson, NC with his wife, Kari, and the couple’s dog, Honey.  When he’s not at the track, Cole is an avid golfer, grill master, and enjoys time outdoors with his friends and family.