Cole Custer finished seventh in the Super Start Batteries 400 Presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at Kansas Speedway on Thursday.
The top-10 finish for Custer added 30 points to his season total. Custer now ranks 19th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with 352 points. A total of 16 drivers qualify for the the playoffs.
Custer started in 24th position. The second-year driver has one career victory, with two top-five finishes and three results inside the top 10.
The Ladera Ranch, California native began the race two spots behind his career mark of 22.2, but finished 16 places ahead of his career average of 23.1.
Custer's seventh-place finish came against a field of 40 drivers. The race endured 11 cautions and 47 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 21 lead changes.
Denny Hamlin secured the victory in the race, and Brad Keselowski took second. Martin Truex Jr placed third, Kevin Harvick brought home fourth, and Erik Jones rounded out the top five.
After Kyle Busch won Stage 1, Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to victory in Stage 2.
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