Cole Custer finished ninth in the FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway Sunday to secure his first career top-10 finish.
The top 10 finish for Custer added 29 points to his season total.
Custer qualified in 16th position at 136.679 mph. The second-year driver has one top-10 finish in his career.
Sunday’s race was the first of Custer’s career at Phoenix Raceway.
The Ladera Ranch, California native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting three spots higher than his career mark of 19.2 and completing the race 14 places ahead of his 23.2 career average finish.
Custer’s ninth-place finish came against a field of 38 drivers. The race endured 12 cautions and 73 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 20 lead changes.
Joey Logano earned the win in the race, and Kevin Harvick took second. Kyle Busch crossed the finish line third, Kyle Larson took fourth, and Clint Bowyer grabbed the No. 5 spot.
After Harvick won the first stage, Brad Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to victory in Stage 2.
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