Cole Custer

Education

He finished eighth in the series standings.

Career

He currently competes full-time in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World Truck Series, driving the Number. 00 Chevrolet Silverado for JR Motorsports, and part-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the Number. 5 and Number. 88 Chevrolet Camaros for JR Motorsports.

Custer began racing quarter midgets at age four.

Touring series In 2013 Custer joined the K&North Pro Series East, making his debut at Bristol Motor Speedway for Ken Schrader Racing. Custer later ran in the K&North 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. Camping World Truck Series In 2014, Custer joined Haas Racing Developments to run nine races in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World Truck Series, making his debut in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

Custer started the race 9th, and finished 12th.

On January 12, 2015, JR Motorsports announced that Custer would drive a truck for them in ten races in 2015. 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 turns 18 years old, JR Motorsports will field the Number.

00 truck for him full-time in 2016, competing for the title.

Xfinity Series The same year, Custer will make his Xfinity Series debut for the team at Kentucky Speedway, driving the Number. 88 Chevrolet Camaro. Born in Ladera Ranch, California, Custer is the son of Joe Custer, who is the executive vice president at Stewart-Haas Racing and chief executive officer of Haas F1 Team.

SHR co-owner Gene Haas" company, Haas Automation, sponsors Custer. He attended Ladera Ranch Middle School and Tesoro High School.

Achievements

• In 2011, Custer won the Universal Service Administrative Company National Focus Young Guns Championship. The following year, Custer began racing late models, winning ten races and earning Rookie of the Year honors. 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&North Pro Series history at age 15, beating Dylan Kwasniewski"s record by six months. Custer would win again at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, also from the pole. 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. In qualifying for the Drivin" for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park, Custer set the track record with a 136.426 miles per hour (219556 km/h) lap speed, becoming the youngest pole winner in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing history. 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 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s national touring series at 16 years, 7 months and 28 days. On June 13, Custer won the Truck race at Gateway Motorsports Park, holding off the Number.