Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, Cole Custer got the miracle he was looking for and earned the NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship with a win. His next goal? Converting that into his second straight title in November at Phoenix Raceway before returning to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Cole Custer won Friday’s Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway and claimed the regular season championship after Justin Allgaier finished 30th. In what is expected to be his final Xfinity Series race — at least until 2026 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished seventh.

Cole Custer won Friday at Bristol to seal the Xfinity Series regular-season championship. And Dale Earnhardt Jr., in what might be his final NASCAR national series race until 2026, overcame an issue with his headset radio to finish seventh.