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

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Cole Custer for fantasy racing. After unexpectedly battling for the win in the Daytona 500, Cole

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 ...

In the end, it’s the Daytona 500, and Cole Custer was doing all he could to land in Victory Lane. Denny Hamlin and some other wheelman might take issue with the suddenness of his move ...

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 ...

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.”

Two Daytona 500 starting spots will be awarded to the highest open finishers in each qualifier. In the first race, the open cars are being driven by Truex, Justin Allgaier, Helio Castroneves, Chandler Smith and JJ Yeley. In the second race, the open cars are being driven by Johnson, Corey LaJoie, Anthony Alfredo and BJ McLeod.

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 ...

Kyle Larson will try to snap a 0-for-11 skid in the Daytona 500, and The Associated Press will be embedded with his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team.