Cole Custer isn’t sweating his role in two crashes at the end of Sunday night’s Daytona 500. 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.

Denny Hamlin blamed Cole Custer for the wreck that happened during the final lap of the 2025 Daytona 500. After the race, Hamlin explained what led to him missing out on winning the Daytona 500 for the fourth time in his career.

Denny Hamlin had a lot to say about how the 2025 Daytona 500 concluded on Sunday night, particularly about how Cole Custer caused one of the two major wrecks in the final laps of the race. Well, Custer had a lot to say about it too.

Denny Hamlin took to his podcast to fume after missing out on a fourth Daytona 500 win, evoking memories of Dale Earnhardt Jr. back in 2000.

Cole Custer made his return to the NASCAR Cup Series as a full-time wheelman over the weekend, as he’ll be racing the No. 41 for the Haas Factory Team after a couple seasons in the Xfinity Series.