Cole Custer to return to Xfinity in 2024
Stewart-Haas Racing announced Thursday they will have Cole Custer full-time again in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 2024.
Custer will drive the No. 00 Ford Mustang he wheeled to a Championship Four berth this year.
No word on any further partners besides Haas Automation or on any personnel.
With two wins, 12 top-5 finishes, 18 top-10s, six poles and a Championship Four berth together, it is likely crew chief Jonathan Toney will return.
This announcement means SHR’s Xfinity Series lineup is set. Riley Herbst is returning to the No. 98 Ford in 2024.
This announcement also comes less than a week after Aric Almirola confirmed he will not return to the No. 10 SHR Ford for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
In the Cup Series, Josh Berry and Ryan Preece are confirmed to be in the Nos. 4 and 41 cars for 2024.
Chase Briscoe is likely to return to the No. 14, while Noah Gragson is a rumored favorite to replace Almirola.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com