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.

How Cole Custer winning the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship proves his form heading into full-time Cup racing next year.

Cole Custer recovered from an early brush with the outside wall to win Friday’s Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, the race that set the field for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. His

Chandler Smith will lead the NASCAR Xfinity Series field to the green at Bristol Motor Speedway with a time of 121.366 mph beating Cole Custer by over a tenth of a second.

Not only did Custer win after leading the race's final 92 laps, he also won the Xfinity Series regular-season championship, which nets the No. 00 team 15 extra playoff points. The win is the second of the 2024 season for the defending Xfinity Series champion.

Cole Custer took the regular season championship after rallying from the back to win the Food City 300 at Bristol. Justin Allgaier, his rival for the regular season title, had a frustrating night.