Congratulations to Ladera Ranch resident and Tesoro High School student Cole Custer for becoming the youngest winner ever of a NASCAR national series race. Custer won the Truck Series race in just his seventh career series start at the age of 16 years, seven months and 28 days old. According to NBC Sports:
The teenager had been flawless from the pole position, but after a caution came out with 30 laps left, Custer went in and took on four tires instead of two like the rest of the leaders that pitted with him. That left him seventh for the restart with 23 laps remaining. However, two more cautions with 15 to go and nine to go gave Custer enough opportunities to make headway. Then, on the final restart with four laps left, Custer took advantage of Matt Crafton spinning his tires and re-claimed the lead heading into Turn 1. He would go on to win by 1.1 seconds over Darrell Wallace Jr., with Crafton slipping to third. Johnny Sauter and John Hunter Nemechek completed the Top 5.
Custer is a rising star on the NASCAR circuit and Ladera Ranch should be proud to call him one of its own. Go Cole!
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