Though Custer drew criticism from some drivers and fans for triggering two “Big Ones” — the first with five laps remaining in the race and the second on the final lap — the Haas Factory Team driver said he was not second-guessing himself much in the aftermath.

Cole Custer had an eventful final few laps in Sunday’s Daytona 500, as he found himself directly involved in two late wrecks. The second one occurred down the backstretch on the final lap of overtime.

Regarding the decisive moment on the final lap of the Daytona 500 between them, Denny Hamlin says the moment was

Late, race-altering wrecks at the Daytona 500 are nothing new. But a string of recent incidents has poured gas on the issue of luck.

Cole Custer was the primary cause for two of the biggest wrecks at the Daytona 500 and Denny Hamlin, who was caught up in the second of the two, took issue with how he handled it after the race ...

Owen Larson called it when he said his dad wouldn’t win the Daytona 500 because “he probably needs to try really hard because he’s not good at superspeedway racing.”

He was three-wide in the middle when Cole Custer wiggled into Hamlin's car to trigger a race-deciding crash. William Byron slipped through the carnage to win the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive year and Hamlin wound up 24th. “I thought the race ...

Following two wrecks in the closing stage of the Daytona 500, Cole Custer faced a flurry of accusations from fellow drivers about his potentially over-aggressive conduct on the track. In an ...

Multiple wrecks to close out the 67th running of the Daytona 500 bring light to the desperations drivers feel chasing Daytona 500 victory.

Helio Castroneves bounced from Daytona 500 in early crash Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Crash on Lap 196 brings out caution: Christopher Bell, fighting for the lead, gets into the wall after a push from Cole Custer, and Ryan ...

The Daytona 500 left Ryan Preece and others frustrated about how the race unfolded, but back-to-back winner William Byron said it was no fluke.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brad Keselowski relaxes in his garage before a practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona ...