The
18-year-old Californian will make his debut in the No. 5 Chevrolet next month
at Richmond International Raceway (April 23) in a fourth entry for JRM.
Custer then transitions to the No. 88 Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway
(May 28) and Kentucky Speedway (July 8). He’ll return to the seat of the No. 5
at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Oct. 7) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov.
19).
“Cole
is a driver who has shown a lot of potential,” said team owner Dale Earnhardt
Jr. “He is fast and tenacious, he leads laps and wins races; everything you
want out of a driver no matter how much experience they have. We take a lot of
pride in helping guys advance their careers towards their ultimate goal of
racing in the Cup Series. Cole is on that path and I’m happy that we’re able to
put him in our cars to help in that process.”
After
spending 2015 competing part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with
JRM, Custer embarked on his first full-time season in 2016. In 12 starts
for the team, Custer has amassed one win at Gateway Motorsports Park, two Top-5
and four Top-10 finishes.
“Seat
time is critical to development as a driver, and the more I can get, especially
with a team like JRM, the faster that development will go,” said Custer, who
will graduate from high school in May. “This is a great opportunity for
me to get more laps, get used to the equipment, and compete at another level.”
With
two career NCWTS victories to his credit, Custer stands as the youngest winner
in NASCAR national tour series history, accomplishing the feat in 2014 at New
Hampshire Motor Speedway. By virtue of a pole in the NCWTS race at
Martinsville Speedway last fall with JRM, he became the youngest pole winner in
the track’s history.
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