Cole Custer Tag

By: NASCAR Wire Service On a cold, cold day in Texas, Ryan Blaney continued the hot streak of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, winning Saturday’s My Bariatric Solutions 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race in thoroughly convincing fashion. Blaney won the first stage in a runaway, led 132-of-200 laps and beat runner-up Christopher Bell to the finish line by 2.327 seconds. The victory was Blaney’s first of the season, his first at Texas Motor Speedway and the seventh of his career. Furthermore, Blaney was the third different driver to pilotRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Not only was Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway a typical NASCAR Xfinity Series event, the race would also set the field of four drivers eligible for the $100,000 Dash4Cash bonus next weekend at Bristol. When all was said and done, the four drivers that punched their ticket toward a possible payday on the high banked half-mile were Christopher Bell, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer, and Ryan Preece, giving all three manufacturers a shot at the prize that awaits at the end of the day. “It’sRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Ryan Blaney and Team Penske have been quick all weekend with their NASCAR Xfinity Series entry at Texas Motor Speedway and they continued to show off that speed on Saturday during qualifying for the My Bariatric Solutions 300. Blaney laid down the fastest time in the first round with a lap of 28.439 seconds, 189.880 mph, followed by Ryan Truex in second. After the first round was delayed a few times due to the weather, NASCAR elected to make qualifying official after just the oneRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The end of the NASCAR Xfinity Series hiatus means a return to one of Cole Custer’s best tracks. When Custer takes the green flag on Saturday afternoon for the My Bariatric Solutions 300, it will be on the 1.5-mile Quad Oval at Texas Motor Speedway. He will also have a new primary sponsor, Thompson Pipe Group on board his No. 00 Ford Mustang. Custer has two prior Xfinity Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished fifth in both races. In 43 Xfinity starts toRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the sixth race of the season and only one NASCAR Xfinity Series regular has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to Texas Motor Speedway for the My Bariatric Solutions 300. Cup drivers, series regulars looking to qualify for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the fifth race of the season. Coverage for the My Bariatric Solutions 300 is scheduled to start Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. ET. Texas Motor Speedway has hosted theRead More

By NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – The best measure of Joey Logano’s dominance in Saturday’s Roseanne 300 at Auto Club Speedway came during one of the rare instances when the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford didn’t have the lead. Off-cycle on pit stops late in the race, Logano chose to pit under caution on Lap 122 while most of the other contending cars stayed out on tires that had only six green-flag laps of use. Logano restarted 16th on Lap 125. By Lap 126 he wasRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer The No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Kyle Larson led the way during Friday morning’s pre-qualifying practice session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Larson ran five laps at the 1.5-mile circuit, eking out last week’s winner Kevin Harvick by 0.037 seconds with a lap time of 28.323 seconds, 190.658 mph. “This year, after having the test and after having the year we had last year that really helps your confidence,” said Larson ahead of the 55 minute session. “We know comingRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer No one passed more cars than John Hunter Nemechek in the Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Nemechek’s NASCAR Xfinity Series debut was an up and down day as he encountered some early troubles. He ultimately rebounded from being a lap behind the leaders to finish fourth. Nemechek fell a lap down early, after cutting a tire with seven laps left in the first stage. A strategy call by crew chief Mike Shiplett, allowed Nemechek to take the wave around in his No. 42 FireRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer In a final round of qualifying that featured a great mix of veteran and youth, Christopher Bell turned a lap at 181.76 mph (30.60 seconds) to take the top spot for Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR XFINITY Series Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell, in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, edged out Joey Logano to earn his second series pole in just his 10th start. “This one’s probably a little bit more enjoyable,” Bell said with a large grin when asked if this poleRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR’s youth movement continues as Cole Custer will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Custer will drive the No. 51 Haas Automation Ford Fusion for Rick Ware Racing at the 1.5-mile tri-oval. The Ladera Ranch, CA native will also compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Stewart-Haas Racing. At Las Vegas Custer has two starts. In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the NASCAR Next alumnus finished third while competing for JR Motorsports in 2016. In 2017, CusterRead More