Cole Custer’s No. 00 NASCAR Ford Mustang scored the Xfinity Series pole position for the race at Martinsville Speedway on April 15th, 2023, but he ultimately followed the taillights of a pair of Toyota TRD Supra race cars across the finish line.
Interestingly, Custer’s No. 00 Mustang was only able to lead five laps before he surrendered the top spot. In fact, he was the only Blue Oval racer to lead any laps on Saturday night, as the No. 20 Supra of John Hunter Nemechek put on a dominating performance around the half-mile oval, leading 198 of 250 laps overall.
Custer was able to wheel the No. 00 Mustang to a third-place finish, tailing the No. 20 Supra of Nemechek and the No. 18 Supra of Sammy Smith. The only other NASCAR Ford to finish in the top 10 was the No. 25 Mustang of Brett Moffit, who took home a ninth-place result.
To find the next-best Ford, look all the way in 18th to find the No. 39 Mustang of Ryan Sieg. He, Custer and Moffit were the only three NASCAR Ford teams to finish in the top 20 at Martinsville.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 250 | 198 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 2 | 7 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 250 | 6 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 3 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 250 | 5 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet | 250 | 27 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevy Truck Season Chevrolet | 250 | 6 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 13 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | AG1 by Athletic Greens Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 12 | 10 | Derek Kraus | Intl. Order of T. Roosevelet Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 11 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 4 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Toyota Outfitters Toyota | 250 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 13 | 23 | 2 | Blaine Perkins # | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 31 | 27 | Jeb Burton | J.E. Burton Construction Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 19 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Island Coastal Lager Toyota | 250 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 16 | 15 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 250 | 8 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 17 | 21 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRroofing.com Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 20 | 92 | Josh Williams | Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 25 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | SQRL/Gas POS Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 36 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 22 | 26 | 53 | Matt Mills(i) | J.F. Electric Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 37 | 8 | Gray Gaulding | Panini NFT Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 38 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | DUDE Wipes Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 30 | 45 | Leland Honeyman | Eighth Order Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 24 | 91 | Alex Labbe | Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 3 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 35 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Costa Oil Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 32 | 6 | Brennan Poole | SEM Products Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 222 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 210 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 18 | 24 | Connor Mosack | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 205 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 34 | 27 | 96 | Kyle Weatherman | Fanttik/BrewHaha Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 28 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Night Owl Ford | 145 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 29 | 7 | Dawson Cram | Sokal Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 34 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | Lefcourt Brothers Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 33 | 74 | Kaden Honeycutt(i) | Service Master Restore Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Only 24 Chevy’s entered in the Xfinity, serious, if they entered another 10 or 15,those Toyotas and Fords would be in real trouble 😜 😉