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“It’s been a great Olympics break!” SHR’s Cole Custer blessed with a baby boy

The NASCAR Cup garage is enjoying the extended season break because of Olympics with their family. Some drivers used the occasion to go on vacations as the likes of Kyle Busch while some drivers got married such as Tyler Reddick. For the defending Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer is was much more special.

The Stewart Haas Racing driver became a dad for the first time. His wife Kari gave birth to a beautiful baby boy they named Callahan Brian Custer. The No:00 Ford driver took it to social media to announce the new Cole Custer he shared an image of the baby and in the caption wrote he had a great Olympics break.

Very thankful to welcome a healthy baby boy and my wife Kari was amazing through the whole process! It’s been a great Olympic Break!

Cole Custer wrote on X.

Custer and his wife started dating back in 2019 when they met via mutual friends since then has been super close. She supported him when he was struggling in the Cup series and got married to her in 2023. They announced they would be having baby before the start of the season and now has a complete family cherish.

Cole Custer will have a huge season in 2025

With his 2024 Xfinity Series triumph despite SHR being in turmoil has made him one of the most desirable options for a Cup premotion. He is now set to drive fore Haas Factory Team in the 2025 season as their sole driver with SHR ceasing operations and he will have the baggage of expectations on his shoulders.

Cole Custer (Credits: Autoweek)
Cole Custer (Credits: Autoweek)
I’ve grown up with Haas Automation and having their name on my firesuit is something I take a tremendous amount of pride in. I’m driven to win for Gene and everyone at Haas Automation because they’ve been such a big part of my career.

Cole Custer said about the move.

The star driver now has huge reason with his baby boy to pull of his greatest performance in the 2025 season and beyond. He would be hoping to establish himself again in the top-tier and redeem himself from the failed SHR Cup stint.

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