Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 NASCAR Ford Mustang in the Xfinity Series, hit his marks during a NASCAR Overtime finish to win at Portland International Raceway on June 3rd, 2023.
Custer claimed the lead in the No. 00 Mustang on Lap 76, urging his race car past the No. 7 Chevy Camaro of Justin Allgaier and the No. 48 Camaro of Parker Kligerman, who raced each other hard and opened the door for Custer to make the pass. Custer’s No. 00 Mustang then held off the No. 7 Camaro of Allgaier to win by .142 seconds at the line.
“I was just trying not to make mistakes,” Custer said of his efforts on the final restart. “I did the exact same thing [that Kligerman did]. I saw him drive in so deep, and I did the same thing two restarts ago.”
He went on, “Man, I’m just so happy. I’ve never won a road-course race before. I’ve been so close so many times, and it’s just so awesome to win this… I’m pumped for the rest of the year. We’ve got fast cars.”
Overall, Custer’s No. 00 Mustang only held command of the race for five laps.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 77 | 5 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Chevrolet | 77 | 23 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 36 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Josh Berry | Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 9 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Tree Top Toyota | 77 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 77 | 47 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 11 | 24 | Connor Mosack | Open Eyes Toyota | 77 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 9 | 7 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 4 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Red Bird Farms Toyota | 77 | 2 | Toyota Supra |
| 11 | 15 | 91 | Alex Labbe | Duroking/Larue/Portland Gear Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 77 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 37 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Schultz Potting Soil Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 14 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 27 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 28 | 92 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 17 | 23 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRroofing.com Ford | 77 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 31 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | ForeverLawn Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 29 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 17 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Wipes Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Spartan Waste/Fox Sports 98.3 Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 33 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | ArmsList.com Ford | 77 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 35 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | DozerWinchParts.com Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 13 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Bommarito.com/EasyCare Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 18 | 26 | Kaz Grala | FDC Black Cherry Bourbon Toyota | 77 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 27 | 6 | 10 | Jordan Taylor(i) | Leaf Home Water Solutions Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 21 | 43 | Leland Honeyman | Rokform Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 22 | 44 | Dylan Lupton | Lupton Excavation Inc. Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 16 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 75 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 31 | 25 | 8 | Preston Pardus | B2B/Chinchor Electric Ford | 72 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 12 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 65 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 30 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | HMS Commercial Service Ford | 46 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 32 | 35 | Parker Chase | Ontivity Toyota | 36 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 36 | 34 | 66 | Mason Maggio(i) | HMS Commercial Service Toyota | 28 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 37 | 38 | 7 | Stefan Parsons | Lanphere Auto Group Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 26 | 6 | Brennan Poole | Cascade West Development Inc. Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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