Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 NASCAR Ford Mustang in the Xfinity Series, has had a quietly consistent season so far in 2023, and managed his fuel toward the end of the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 29th, 2023 to bring home a third-place result.
Custer’s No. 00 Mustang, along with the No. 7 Chevy Camaro of Justin Allgaier and the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra of John Hunter Nemecheck, took fuel during a caution that saw the race restart on Lap 135 of 200. From there, all three of the top finishers had to manage their fuel mileage to make sure they had enough to make it to the end.
Custer couldn’t push his No. 00 Mustang fast enough to take over the lead from the No. 7 Camaro of Allgaier, and ultimately finished third at the line, but he had enough fuel in his NASCAR Ford to make it to the finish.
The Xfinity Series race was scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 27th, but rain got the better of the day’s activities. Then, the rain continued on Sunday, May 28th, forcing the Xfinity Series race – and the Cup Series’ Charlotte 600 – to be rescheduled on Monday, May 29th. However, once again, the skies opened up and paused the Xfinity Series race on Monday, and NASCAR elected to halt the event and run the Charlotte 600 instead, after which the Xfinity race finally resumed and concluded late Monday night.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Unilever Military DeCA RCPT Chevrolet | 200 | 83 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mobil 1 Toyota | 200 | 57 | Toyota Supra |
| 3 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | 3D Systems Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 17 | 21 | Austin Hill | Alsco Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 3 | 19 | Ty Gibbs(i) | He Gets Us Toyota | 200 | 52 | Toyota Supra |
| 6 | 37 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 9 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar(i) | Premier Security Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Bali Blinds & Shades Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 18 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | TMC Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 11 | 24 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 6 | 10 | Justin Haley(i) | LA Golf Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 10 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 13 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 14 | 8 | Josh Berry | Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 32 | 26 | Kaz Grala | FDC Shellback Espresso Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 17 | 23 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | GTECHNIQ Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 29 | 92 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 19 | 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | The Masonic Home for Children Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 21 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | CreatiVets Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 38 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | SouthPoint Bank/ForeverLawn Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 11 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 25 | 24 | Connor Mosack | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 198 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 24 | 36 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRroofing.com Ford | 198 | 8 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 19 | 44 | Rajah Caruth(i) | Winston Salem State University Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 22 | 7 | Stefan Parsons | SPRINGRATES Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 30 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Flexcar Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 7 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 12 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | American Heroes Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 31 | 6 | Brennan Poole | Moonshine & Motorsports Trail Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 34 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Adkins Automotive Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 16 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | Andy's Frozen Custard Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 28 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | Hoffman Tool Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 33 | 8 | Natalie Decker | Cracker Jack/Cracker Jill Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 36 | 26 | 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 35 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | Our Motorsports Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 20 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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