#19-Daniel Suarez won the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 3rd XFINITY Series win and 3rd of the year. #3-Ty Dillon finished second, followed by #1-Elliott Sadler, #22-Ryan Blaney, #2-Austin Dillon, #7-Justin Allgaier, #42-Kyle Larson, #62-Brendan Gaughan, #20-Erik Jones, and #98-Aric Almirola.
Suarez started from the pole and led 133 of the 200 laps. Suarez started 3rd on the final restart of the race with 3 laps to go, but was able to quickly take the lead, passing #14-Cole Whitt, who had stayed on track, and #1-Elliott Sadler, who had taken just two tires under the final pit stop.
There were 7 cautions for 39 laps and 21 lead changes among 11 leaders.
The average speed was 116.455mph.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship Fast Facts:Driver Champion: Daniel Suarez
Team: #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry
• Daniel Suarez won his first NASCAR XFINITY Series championship; becoming the 27th different driver to win the title.
• Daniel Suarez is the first Latin American driver to win a NASCAR national series championship.
• Suarez won the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim the 2016 series title in the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase.
• Suarez made 33 starts this season posting three wins, 19 top fives and 27 top 10s and three poles.
• Suarez has become the first graduate of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program to win a NASCAR XFINITY Series championship.
Owner Of Driver Champion: Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
• This is Joe Gibbs Racing's second NASCAR XFINITY Series driver championship.
• Joe Gibbs Racing's first driver title came in 2009 with driver Kyle Busch.
• Joe Gibbs Racing had two teams make the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase; the No. 20 Toyota Camry team with driver Erik Jones who also made the Championship 4 finished third in the standings, and the No. 19 Toyota Camry team with driver Daniel Suarez, who won the driver championship.
Crew Chief Champion: Scott Graves
• This is Scott Graves second consecutive career NASCAR XFINITY Series championship; his first was with Roush Fenway Racing and driver Chris Buescher (2015).
• Graves is the seventh NASCAR XFINITY Series crew chief to win consecutive titles joining Gere Kennon (1983, '84), Ricky Pearson (1986, '87), Steve Bird (1995-1997), Tony Eury Sr. (1998, '99), Kevin Manion (2004, '05) and Mike Kelley (2011, 2012).
Owner Champion: Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
• Joe Gibbs Racing has won the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series owners championship with the No. 19 Toyota Camry team and driver Daniel Suarez. • This is Joe Gibbs Racing's fifth NASCAR XFINITY Series owners championship (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2016) - the series-most.
• The No. 19 Toyota team posted three wins this season.
Source: (NASCAR)(11-19-2016)
Daniel Suarez (C) won the 22nd Annual Ford EcoBoost 300, his third victory in 68 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his third victory and 27th top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Ty Dillon (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2016.
Elliott Sadler (C) (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 11 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Erik Jones (C) (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie. Jones wins the 2016 Sunoco Rookie of the Year.
Daniel Suarez wins the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series championship.
Source: (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(11-19-2016)
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