NASCAR future looks bright with young drivers

WRITTEN BY: Jonah Rens is 13 years old, and is a junior NASCAR reporter/writer for The Final Lap. His opinions are his own, and not necessarily those of The Final Lap. Follow him on Twitter @NascarRens

With Cole Custers win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway yesterday he became the youngest winner in the top three NASCAR touring series at 16 years old.

Cole dominated the race, leading 148 of the 175 laps.

In the NASCAR Nationwide Series, 18 year old Chase Elliott has three wins on the season (the 2014 O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, The VFW Sports Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway, and the 2014 Enjoy Illinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.)

Erik Jones has two wins in the past year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winning the 2013 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway then winning again in this years American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway.

As these young guns continue to race the future looks bright for all three of them.

Edited by: Kerry Murphey