Rookie Cole Custer won the his 1st NASCAR Cup Series win at Kentucky Speedway

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Cole Custer, driver of the #41 HaasTooling.com Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Starting from 29th place Rookie Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford won the 10th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 1st win in 20 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Kentucky Speedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford, started from 10th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 6 races at Kentucky Speedway.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Cole Custer, driver of the #41 HaasTooling.com Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 95 Christopher Bell # Toyota Toyota, started from 34th place. 8th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Vote For Bacon Ford, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Snap-On Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Caterpillar Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 88 points over Brad Keselowski.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead the field to start the the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The race had 8 Cautions 8 for 42 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 155 for #42 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 230 for Debris on Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 245 for #38 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 250 for #2, #48 Crash on the Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 262 for #42 Spin Turn 4.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, gets turned by Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Snap-On Ford, during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 13 Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers; K. Busch 1-9; A. Almirola 10-137; R. Blaney 138-149; M. DiBenedetto 150; B. Keselowski 151-180; M. Truex Jr. 181-219; B. Keselowski 220-223; C. Custer # 224-227; W. Byron 228-231; M. Truex Jr. 232-248; R. Blaney 249-254; K. Harvick 255-265; M. Truex Jr. 266; C. Custer # 267.

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #21 Menards/Quaker State Ford, races Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Stage:
Stage 1 Top 10: 10, 9, 22, 21, 12, 4, 88, 1, 14, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 12, 41, 22, 19, 88, 3, 48, 21, 20

SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Advance Auto Parts Ford, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto Owners Insurance Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 17
Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 29. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 267 Running
2. 9. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 267 Running
3. 10. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford 267 Running
4. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 267 Running
5. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 267 Running
6. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 267 Running
7. 34. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Toyota Toyota 267 Running
8. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Vote For Bacon Ford 267 Running
9. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Snap-On Ford 267 Running
10. 24. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Caterpillar Chevrolet 267 Running
11. 21. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running
12. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 267 Running
13. 19. Car 3 Austin Dillon RigUp Chevrolet 267 Running
14. 15. Car 14 Clint Bowyer One Cure Ford 267 Running
15. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
16. 33. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 267 Running
17. 23. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acronis Ford 267 Running
18. 20. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 267 Running
19. 5. Car 88 Alex Bowman Cincinnati Chevrolet 267 Running
20. 13. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 267 Running
21. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 267 Running
22. 16. Car 20 Erik Jones Built In Kentucky Toyota 267 Running
23. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 267 Running
24. 30. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 267 Running
25. 17. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Clover Chevrolet 267 Running
26. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 267 Running
27. 18. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 265 Running
28. 27. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Keen Parts Ford 264 Running
29. 14. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 264 Running
30. 36. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Greenlight Ford 260 Running
31. 31. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Chevrolet 259 Running
32. 26. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet 257 Running
33. 25. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Chevrolet 257 Running
34. 35. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Donate Life Life Center/Pro Master Ford 257 Running
35. 28. Car 00 Quin Houff # Creek Enterprise Inc Chevrolet 255 Running
36. 22. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # YANMAR Ford 248 Accident
37. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) RoofClaim.com Toyota 170 Electrical
38. 32. Car 37 Ryan Preece Kingsford Chevrolet 159 Transmission

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #19, #42 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 133.636 MPH. Margin of Victory: .271 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 42 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: July 15, 2020 – Bristol Motor Speedway

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