Home/NASCAR

Cole Custer completed fifth in the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Custer’s top five completion, the first occasion when he has accomplished that outcome this year. He added 32 points to his season total. Cole Custer completed fifth, turning into the first rookie to put in the best five at Indy since Juan Pablo Montoya did as such in 2007.

Cole is in high spirits after the top-five finish. He expressed his happiness in a video message.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

He said: “Definitely an awesome day for the 41 team. It all kind of came together today. No mistakes overall. For me it just all came together. It definitely means a lot.”

“I can’t thank enough all my guys today, we had an awesome car today. All the guys back at the shop that are building the cars consistently brought good race cars to the track. I am ready to go. Check out Haas tools this week.”

Read More: Kevin Harvick Grabs the Record of Winning the Brickyard 400 Twice in a Row

Cole Custer The Rookie

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Custer is a young and talented driver. He started his NASCAR Cup Series career in March 2018. Custer joined Rick Ware Racing for his debut in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

After that, In 2019, Stewart-Haas Racing declared that Custer will supplant Daniel Suárez in the No. 41 Ford in 2020. He scored his first Cup top-ten completion at Phoenix, while his first top-five came at Indianapolis.

Custer began in the 30th position. The 22-year-old rookie driver has one top-10 completion in his profession. He started the race eight spots behind his mark of 21.9. Cole Custer completed 19 places in front of his average of 23.7.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Kevin Harvick won the race while Matt Kenseth completed second. Aric Almirola was third, with Brad Keselowski bringing home fourth spot. Custer balanced the top five.

Additionally, William Byron won the Stage 1, Harvick took control and won Stage 2 preceding heading to a triumph.