32 Days 'Til Daytona - Today's Featured Driver: Cole Custer
In case you missed it , StatChat is counting down the days ‘til the 2021 Daytona 500. Every two days, we will have a new article featuring one of the Top 30 Drivers of 2020. 16 th Place – Cole Custer – 2202 pts By the Numbers: +28 positions – On July 12, 2020, Cole Custer started the race in 29 th position. 267 laps later, he shocked the NASCAR world by crossing the finish line 0.271 seconds ahead of Martin Truex Jr. to take his first ever victory in his first full-time season in the Cup Series. It was also the first time a rookie had won a Cup Series race since Chris Buescher won at Pocono in 2016. 39 th Place – Unfortunately, Cole Custer’s winning ways didn’t last long. The week after his best finish of the season, he posted his worst finish – 39th place – at the first Texas race. An accident took him out 219 laps into a 334 lap race, finishing only ahead of Ryan Preece. 5 Laps Led – In 2020...