{"id":63543,"date":"2021-05-16T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T00:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workingonmyredneck.com\/?p=63543"},"modified":"2021-05-16T17:01:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T00:01:56","slug":"custer-grabs-solid-top-ten-at-dover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workingonmyredneck.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/16\/custer-grabs-solid-top-ten-at-dover\/","title":{"rendered":"Custer Grabs Solid Top Ten At Dover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Date: May 16, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event: Drydene 400<\/strong> (Round 13 of 36)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Series: NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Dover (Del.) International Speedway <\/a><\/strong>(1-mile, concrete oval)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format: 400 laps, broken into three stages (120 laps\/120 laps\/160 laps)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start\/Finish: 30th \/ 10th (Running, completed 400 of 400 laps)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Point Standing: 25th (219 points, 355 out of first)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race Winner: Alex Bowman<\/strong> of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson<\/strong> of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 Winner: Kyle Larson<\/strong> of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-120):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Cole Custer<\/strong> started 30th and finished 22nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf The No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang started out \u201ca tick free,\u201d according to Custer, who picked up five positions to 25th by the competition caution on lap 35. Reporting he needed help turning when he got back on the gas at corner exit, Custer pitted for four tires and a right-rear track-bar adjustment. He restarted 22nd when the race went back to green on lap 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer reported still being too free not long after the restart, but he climbed to 21st and held there for most of the rest of the stage. He asked for help tightening up the rear of the car as he pitted for four tires, fuel and air-pressure and track-bar adjustments during the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 Recap (Laps 121-240):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer started 22nd and finished 17th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf The No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford was handling noticeably better in the early laps of the stage, but Custer said he still could use a little help on landing the racecar in the center of the corner. He was up to 19th place and in the Lucky Dog position by lap 150, when he reported that he was \u201closing the front end just a little.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf The first incident-related caution flag flew on lap 177 with Custer in the Lucky Dog position. He asked to be tightened up a bit for the short run and freed up for the longer run. He earned the free pass back onto the lead lap and pitted for four tires, fuel and slight air pressure and wedge adjustments. He restarted 18th on lap 176.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer picked up a position before the end of the stage, crossing the line 17th. He said the HaasTooling.com Ford was only in need of very minor adjustments to help free it up over the long run. He pitted during the break for four tires, fuel and a track-bar adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Stage Recap (Laps 241-400):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer started 16th and finished 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf The No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford climbed to 15th place by the time the second incident-related caution flag flew on lap 302. Custer had dropped a pair of positions to 18th on the restart while encountering a loose condition during the opening lap of the stage. He said the condition improved over the long run and, in fact, turned into a tight condition by the time the caution flag flew. He pitted for four tires, fuel and another slight track-bar adjustment, and restarted 15th on lap 308.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer found his HaasTooling.com Ford to be tight on the restart, which led him to drop a pair of positions to 17th. The caution flag flew just six laps later, and he was called to the pits for four tires and another slight track-bar adjustment. Custer restarted 18th on lap 320.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf It was another short run to the next caution flag for debris on lap 325. Custer picked up a position to 17th while reporting his racecar felt better but needed just a bit more rear grip. He pitted for four tires and slight air-pressure adjustments and restarted 17th on lap 330.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf With his HaasTooling.com Ford \u201cfeeling pretty solid\u201d from the drop of the green flag for the day\u2019s final restart, Custer grabbed three positions on the opening lap. He gradually made forward progress through the end of the race, reaching the top-10 and holding onto the 10th position to the checkered flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer earned his second top-10 of the season and his second top-10 in his third career NASCAR Cup Series start at Dover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf This equaled Custer\u2019s best finish so far this season. He also finished 10th on April 25 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Custer\u2019s 10th-place result equaled his previous best finish at Dover, earned last August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf In his three career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Dover, Custer has never finished outside the top-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Alex Bowman won the<\/strong> Drydene 400 <\/strong>to score his fourth career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second of the season and his first at Dover. His margin over second-place Kyle Larson was 2.017 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf There were seven caution periods for a total of 41 laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Only 17 of the 37 drivers in the Dover 400 finished on the lead lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Denny Hamlin remains the championship leader after Dover with a 101-point advantage over second-place William Byron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cole Custer, driver of the No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty pumped about our top-10 today. That turned out to be a pretty solid finish. It\u2019s been pretty rough, so it feels great to have a solid result and have something to build on. The HaasTooling.com Mustang was best at the end of the race, and that\u2019s always a good feeling. Hats off to Mike (Shiplett, crew chief) and the guys for sticking with it and giving me a good car at the end of the race. I can\u2019t wait for COTA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix<\/strong> on Sunday, May 23, at Circuit of the Americas <\/a><\/strong>(COTA) in Austin, Texas. The race begins at 2:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by FS1 and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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