Cole Custer’s still learning the ropes behind the wheel of a NASCAR XFINITY Series ride but he’s about to pay tribute to one of the greats of the series in September at Darlington Raceway.
The No. 00 Ford Mustang will pay tribute to the driver who made the car number famous in the XFINITY Series in the 1980s, Sam Ard.
Ard posted 22 victories, 67 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes in only 92 career XFINITY Series starts between 1982 and 1984, along with 24 poles and 4,035 laps led en route to back-to-back series championships in 1983 and 84.