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 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.

Following two wrecks in the closing stage of the Daytona 500, Cole Custer faced a flurry of accusations from fellow drivers about his potentially over-aggressive conduct on the track.

I thought we were in a great spot many times in the last 10 laps”, Denny Hamlin said after a last-lap miscalculation that cost him his fourth Daytona win. The post Denny Hamlin Ready to Betray JGR Teammate as He Reveals Shocking Heel Turn in Cole Custer Callout appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Regarding the decisive moment on the final lap of the Daytona 500 between them, Denny Hamlin says the moment was

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.