Custer Runs Away With K&N Pro Series Iowa Victory

Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane after winning Friday night's NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at Iowa Speedway.  Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR

Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane after winning Friday night’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at Iowa Speedway. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR

Cole Custer didn’t just break records Friday night, he shattered them.

The Ladera Ranch, CA, driver became the youngest winner in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history with his wire-to-wire win in the Pork Be Inspired 150 at Iowa Speedway. He became the first driver to lead every lap in the combination race between the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West.

At 15 years, 6 months, 10 days, he’s nearly six months younger than previous record holder Dylan Kwasniewski (16 years, 2 months, 6 days). Custer also eclipsed Darrell Wallace Jr.’s East record of 16 years, 5 months, 19 days.

It was a dominating day for Custer, the son of Joe Custer, an executive with Stewart-Haas Racing. Custer was fastest in the second practice in the No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet and won his first 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Brewing Co.

“We had a very dominant car,” Custer said. “The car was perfect the whole race. Our guys put a lot of work into this car. We’ve been looking forward to this race for a long time. We came back here with a really strong car. It was just perfect the whole night.”

Custer was rarely challenged en route to a 2.679-second win over runner-up Eddie MacDonald, with Daniel Suarez in third.
Qualifying outside the top 15, MacDonald had to make a long charge to get to the second spot.

“We ended up starting 18th, which was a little tough to get from back there,” said the driver of the No. 71 Grimm Construction/MS Society Chevrolet. “The car was a little tight in traffic. So, we came in and adjusted on it during the (midway) break. It really straightened the car out.

“The guys did a great job on the car,” he said. “We really struggled in practice early on. We had a tire rub that was smoking and we kept getting black flagged during practice. Luckily, we were able to come in and after the first practice get that straightened out.”

Suarez, who was coming off his first career series win at Columbus, was also enthusiastic about his performance at Iowa.

“The momentum we have is what I’m really proud of with everybody on the No. 6 Acapulco Toyota,” Suarez said. “Everybody is doing a really good job in the last few races. My communication with my crew chief is getting better and better and I’m really happy about that.”

Greg Pursley was the highest finishing NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver, finishing fourth overall. Jesse Little rounded out the top five. Cameron Hayley finished sixth, followed by Kenzie Ruston, Ryan Gifford, Brett Moffitt and Ben Rhodes.

It was Custer’s fourth top 10 in his ninth career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start. His previous best finishes were a third at Richmond in April and a fourth in the June combination race at Iowa.

Dylan Kwasniewski finished 12th overall to maintain his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East points lead of 21 over Moffitt and 32 over Ben Kennedy (14th) after nine of 15 races. NASCAR K&N Pro Series West points leader Derek Thorn finished 16th and is 12 points ahead of Michael Self (11th) and 15 ahead of Hayley after eight of 15 races.

The Pork Be Inspired 150 will air on Aug. 25 at 1 p.m. ET on FOXSports1 – the first NASCAR touring series race to air on the network, which will carry the touring series through next year.

The next event on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West schedule is the NAPA Auto Parts/Evergreen 150 presented by Toyota at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA, on Aug. 17. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, meanwhile, heads to Virginia International Raceway for the Biscuitville 125 on Saturday, Aug. 24. The event will be contested on VIR’s 2.25-mile North Course.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West
Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA
Pork Be Inspired 150 – Aug. 2, 2013

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 00 Cole Custer * Haas Automation Chevrolet 150 48E 5 Running
2 18 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Const/MS Society Chevrolet 150 42E Running
3 11 69 Daniel Suarez Alcopulco Toyota 150 41E Running
4 3 26 Greg Pursley GPM/Star Nursery/Real Water Ford 150 46W 3 Running
5 4 97 Jesse Little * NASCAR Technical Institute Chevrolet 150 40E Running
6 2 24 Cameron Hayley Cabinets By Hayley Ford 150 42W Running
7 10 34 Kenzie Ruston * AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 150 39E Running
8 25 2 Ryan Gifford Universal Technical Institute/NTI Toyota 150 38E Running
9 6 11 Brett Moffitt Aisin Toyota 150 37E Running
10 15 41 Ben Rhodes * Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 150 36E Running
11 29 21 Michael Self RCR/Golden Gate Meat Co. Chevrolet 150 41W Running
12 7 98 Dylan Kwasniewski Royal Purple/Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet 150 35E Running
13 35 28 Brandon McReynolds McReynolds Inc/Earnhardt Tech Chevrolet 150 34E Running
14 9 96 Ben Kennedy Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 150 33E Running
15 30 46 Brandon Gdovic Windstax.com/Aquis Comm Toyota 150 32E Running
16 24 6 Derek Thorn Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil/Eibach Ford 150 40W Running
17 28 12 Giles Thornton * TTC Racing Toyota 150 39W Running
18 19 1 Johnny Van Doorn * Karl Performance Chevrolet 150 31E Running
19 34 37 Anthony Giannone * Kirkpatrick Bank Toyota 149 30E Running
20 21 27 MacKenna Bell * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 149 29E Engine
21 27 9 Dylan Lupton * Vadio/Lupton Excavating/Sunrise Ford Ford 149 38W Running
22 33 42 Taylor Cuzick Freightliner of Arizona Chevrolet 149 37W Running
23 17 77 Anderson Bowen * Copper Creek Hardware Dodge 148 28E Running
24 14 13 Austin Hill * Don Rich Ford/AD Welding Ford 144 27E Accident
25 40 15 Jack Sellers Karl Kustom/Bay Bio Diesel Chevrolet 144 36W Running
26 36 02 Carl Harr WestWorld Computers Chevrolet 144 35W Running
27 12 72 Scott Heckert * Project Lifesaver Chevrolet 137 26E Running
28 39 14 John Wood Cooks Collision Toyota 134 34W Running
29 22 33 Brandon Jones * Rheem Chevrolet 97 25E Accident
30 16 47 Cale Conley Tait Stages/Axs TV Toyota 97 24E Accident
31 31 99 Austin Dyne KMC Wheels Chevrolet 97 23E Accident
32 38 44 Akinori Ogata * Akinori Ogata Foundation Toyota 95 22E Alternator
33 5 20 Gray Gaulding * Krispy Kreme Toyota 90 21E Running
34 26 89 Matt Tifft * DOC360 Chevrolet 87 20E Engine
35 23 43 Brodie Kostecki * Arcoplate Chevrolet 81 19E Handling
36 8 17 David Mayhew MMI Services/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet 79 33W Clutch
37 20 16 Eric Holmes NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 70 32W Wheel Bearing
38 37 5 Dylan Hutchison Karl Kustom/Bay Bio Diesel Chevrolet 56 31W Ignition
39 13 4 Bryan Ortiz L&M Ethanol Toyota 52 18E Accident
40 32 01 Daryl Harr i World Connect Chevrolet 31 30W Engine

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