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🇺🇸 Cole Custer

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver facts
Full name
Cole Custer
Born
23 January 1998(b. 1998)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Career wins
19
Career podiums
52
Career starts
419
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
5,442
Cole Custer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,442
Rank 670 of 38,983 indexed, -92 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Cole Custer is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Custer has recorded 19 wins and 52 podiums from 419 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,442 ranks Custer 670th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09NASCAR Cup Series at IowaNASCAR Cup SeriesP28−50
2026-07-26NASCAR Cup Series at IndianapolisNASCAR Cup SeriesP13+90
2026-07-19NASCAR Cup Series at North WilkesboroNASCAR Cup SeriesP28−45
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Series at AtlantaNASCAR Cup SeriesP17+51
2026-07-05NASCAR Cup Series at ChicagoNASCAR Cup SeriesP31−63
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+158NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona 2025NASCAR Cup SeriesP4
+150NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega 2025NASCAR Cup SeriesP5
+143NASCAR CUP SERIES AT KENTUCKY 2020NASCAR Cup SeriesP1
+136Loudon 2014NASCAR TruckP1
+124Phoenix 2014NASCAR TruckP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington4 starts+38
Charlotte4 starts+29
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega7 starts+23
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas4 starts+23
Struggles
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DAYTONA4 starts-38
NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas7 starts-28
NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas4 starts-24
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Atlanta4 starts-20
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Cup Series2400000P32−2505,442
▸NASCAR Xfinity500000P22+158
2025▸NASCAR Cup Series3800000P30−3955,534
2024▸NASCAR Xfinity3329000P3+2165,928
2023▸NASCAR Xfinity3339000P4+3485,712
▸NASCAR Cup Series600000P37−307
▸ARCA Menards WestPristine Auctions / HIgh Point / Racecar Fact (Tim Huddleston)201100P15−141
2022▸NASCAR Cup Series3800000P30+375,812
▸NASCAR Xfinity512000P17+107
2021▸NASCAR Cup Series3900000P33−3355,669
▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P28+53
2020▸NASCAR Cup Series3811000P19−665,604
2019▸NASCAR Xfinity32714000P3+1265,820
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeMultimatic Motorsports200000P28−93
2018▸NASCAR Xfinity3318000P4+3555,808
▸NASCAR Cup Series300000P32↑191−159
▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeMultimatic Motorsports100000P20−118
2017▸NASCAR XfinityStewart-Haas Racing3311000P7+8095,986
▸ARCA Menards SeriesHaas Automation ( Mason Mitchell )100000P33−62
2016▸NASCAR TruckJR Motorsports2303020P8+4865,336
▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports500000P26−21
▸ARCA Menards SeriesJIVE Communications ( Tony Townley )200010P29+9
2015▸NASCAR TruckJR Motorsports1011010P16−474,813
▸ARCA Menards SeriesHaas Automation ( JR Motorsports )311110P18−9
2014▸NASCAR TruckHaas Racing Development912020P13+3,2664,616
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Custer finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Tyler Reddick6,26330712917842%
🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver6,6852769917736%
🇺🇸 Ross Chastain5,94625812912950%
🇺🇸 William Byron6,4932488416434%
🇺🇸 John Hunter Nemechek5,64923611811850%
🇺🇸 Erik Jones6,0642268214436%
🇲🇽 Daniel Suarez6,2602239412942%
🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold5,7802197214733%
🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney7,0832155416125%
🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,9852106614431%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,3811884114722%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,832100376337%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,8311927911341%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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664🇺🇸 Andy MichnerIndyCar5,445
665🇺🇸 Conor DalyIndyCar5,445
666🇫🇷 Laurent AïelloInternational Formula 30005,444
667🇩🇪 Luca StolzIMSA WeatherTech5,443
668🇦🇹 Lucas AuerAsian Le Mans Series5,443
669🇦🇹 Oliver TichyFIA GT Championship5,443
670🇺🇸 Cole CusterNASCAR Cup Series5,442
671🇲🇽 Roberto GonzalezWEC5,442
672🇯🇵 Sena SakaguchiSuper GT5,442
673🇮🇹 Luigi PiottiFormula 15,440
674🇩🇰 Gustavo MenezesAsian Le Mans Series5,436
675🇧🇷 Tarso MarquesStock Car Pro Series5,434
676🇧🇷 Airton DaréIndyCar5,432
677🇺🇸 Regan SmithNASCAR Xfinity5,432
678🇮🇹 Giacomo RicciGP2 Series5,430
679🇬🇧 Gareth ReesInternational Formula 30005,429
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Cole Custer is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Custer has recorded 19 wins and 52 podiums from 419 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,442 ranks Custer 670th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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3 Aug 2026
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Cole Custer replacement confirmed for Atlanta NASCAR race[2]
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10 Jul 2026
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29 Jun 2026
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