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Kyle Larson hasn't visited victory lane in the Sprint Cup series yet but those who follow the sport know, it's only a matter of time.

Larson gained valuable experience during Saturday's Ford EcoBoost 300 from Homestead-Miami Speedway. Larson led 118 laps but fought at the end to regain the lead. The break for Larson came when then leader Austin Dillon appeared to make contact with the wall in the race's waning laps. 

Larson seemed to be the only driver who could find success in the track's high line, which is one of the many reasons which it's Larson's favorite track on the schedule.

"This is definitely my favorite racetrack on the circuit by fashion, at least for the XFINITY Series goes," Larson said. "I was close to winning my rookie season here in 2013, about 50 foot short of winning it last year, and then this year once again we had a really fast car and was able to lead the most laps again and almost gave it away again on a late-race restart. I was pretty frustrated with myself with 12 or so laps to go when Austin was about half a straightaway in front of me and I didn't even know if I could get to third, really. 

"I was surprised that those guys up in front of me didn't get to the wall where I had been running the whole race, and once the tires kind of slowed down, I was able to close very quickly on those guys and get to Austin's back bumper and kind of put a little pressure on him to make a mistake there because he knew he had to move up and try and take my line away and do it really fast."

Dillon managed to grab the second place finish despite his brush with the wall. The runner up finish serves as the 16th time Dillon has finished in the top ten this season.  The former Xfinity series champion believes Richard Childress Racing's Xfinity series program has really stepped up to the plate in 2015.

"We've had a really solid year in the XFINITY Series," Dillon said. "The 33 team at the beginning of the year I thought we'd have a great shot at the Owner's Championship, as fast as we were, and really we blew up a motor at California and that kind of put us behind.  We finished 43rd there and a few other misfortunate events happened.  

"But I am looking forward to next year, for going for an Owner's Championship.  I think we've got a good lineup for next year, and what our plans are."

Camping World Truck Series champion Erik Jones drove his No. 20 Gamestop Toyota to a third place finish in his first ever Xfinity start at Miami-Homestead Speedway. Jones was followed by Brian Scott who finished in fourth place.

Ryan Blaney finished in fifth with Daniel Suarez, Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott, Regan Smith and Darrell Wallace, Jr, rounding out the top ten finishers.

Chris Buescher finished in 11th place which secured the Xfinity series championship for his team. The championship for the No. 60 team is the first for Roush Fenway Racing since Ricky Stenhouse, Jr's 2012 campaign. 

Daniel Suarez locked himself into position as the Xfinity series Rookie of the Year with his sixth place finish. The driver of the No. 18 Arris Toyota believes he reached his goals this season.

"It's been a long journey so far, but a very fun one," Suarez said. "This 2015 we had as a goal early on in the year to try to get the Rookie of the Year and try to be strong, trying to learn and trying to be contending for some wins. We didn't win but we were close several times. We ran in the front."

NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 33
Unofficial Race Results for the 21St Annual Ford Ecoboost 300 - Saturday, 
November 21, 2015
Homestead-Miami Speedway - Homestead, FL - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,462,501
Leader
Fin    Str    Car    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Winnings    Status    Tms    Laps
1    9    42    Kyle Larson(i)    Crest Chevrolet    200    0        146.3    $85,343    Running    6    118
2    3    33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    200    0        118.8    $62,858    Running    1    16
3    7    20    Erik Jones(i)    Gamestop/Star Wars Battlefront Toyota    200    0        115.6    $57,863    Running    1    1
4    4    2    Brian Scott    Shore Lodge Chevrolet    200    40        106.6    $48,941    Running        
5    5    22    Ryan Blaney    Hertz Ford    200    39        107.0    $42,390    Running        
6    2    18    Daniel Suarez #    ARRIS Toyota    200    38        105.5    $37,076    Running        
7    10    3    Ty Dillon    Yuengling Light Lager Chevrolet    200    37        93.2    $32,254    Running        
8    13    9    Chase Elliott    NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet    200    36        94.1    $32,524    Running        
9    14    7    Regan Smith    TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet    200    35        94.7    $30,930    Running        
10    21    6    Darrell Wallace Jr. #    Roush Performance Products Ford    200    34        83.2    $33,365    Running        
11    11    60    Chris Buescher    Fastenal Ford    200    33        86.8    $29,785    Running        
12    6    98    Aric Almirola(i)    Carroll Shelby Engine Company Ford    199    0        94.2    $23,580    Running        
13    8    1    Elliott Sadler    OneMain Financial Ford    199    31        81.2    $29,229    Running        
14    16    39    Ryan Sieg    UncleBob'sSelfStorage/PullAPart Chev    199    30        83.8    $28,918    Running        
15    19    43    Dakoda Armstrong    WinField Ford    199    29        73.6    $29,156    Running        
16    20    01    Landon Cassill    Florida Lottery Chevrolet    199    28        67.7    $28,846    Running        
17    17    16    Ryan Reed    Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford    199    27        72.8    $28,459    Running        
18    25    8    Blake Koch    LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota    199    26        60.5    $28,323    Running        
19    24    4    Ross Chastain #    Corporate Caterers/Watermelon.org Chevrolet    199    25        66.2    $28,161    Running        
20    18    88    Ben Rhodes    Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet    198    24        71.0    $28,550    Running        
21    15    28    JJ Yeley    JGL Racing Toyota    198    23        63.3    $27,940    Running        
22    22    51    Jeremy Clements    AllSouthElectric/RepairableVehicles Chev    198    22        61.3    $27,825    Running        
23    12    62    Brendan Gaughan    South Point Chevrolet    198    21        69.8    $27,687    Running        
24    28    0    Harrison Rhodes #    Corporate Caterers Chevrolet    197    20        54.1    $27,576    Running        
25    33    44    David Starr    Zachry Toyota    197    19        56.3    $27,565    Running        
26    26    97    Mason Mingus(i)    VroomBrands Chevrolet    195    0        50.8    $27,304    Running        
27    30    55    Anthony Kumpen    Nexteer Automotive/LeasePlan Chevrolet    193    17        45.2    $21,193    Running        
28    34    70    Garrett Smithley(i)    Segpay/E-hydrate Chevrolet    192    0        43.7    $21,072    Running        
29    36    24    Eric McClure    Reynolds Wrap Toyota    190    15        42.5    $26,921    Running        
30    1    54    Kyle Busch(i)    Monster Energy Toyota    185    0        117.1    $28,110    Accident    5    64
31    37    40    Josh Reaume #    Braille Battery/Grafoids Chevrolet    185    13        37.4    $20,679    Running        
32    29    52    Joey Gase    Ole Country/DB Sales Company Chevrolet    180    12        45.3    $26,568    Ignition        
33    40    74    Tim Viens(i)    RaceDaySponsor.com Dodge    156    0        32.8    $26,528    Running        
34    31    90    Mario Gosselin    BuckedUp Apparel Chevrolet    88    10        44.2    $26,466    Suspension        
35    39    13    Derek White    Mohawk Market Dodge    81    9        33.3    $26,416    Engine        
36    38    15    Carlos Contreras    bybextreme.com Chevrolet    59    8        28.8    $24,246    Engine        
37    23    14    Mike Bliss    Toyota    44    8    1    39.5    $23,246    Vibration    1    1
38    32    92    BJ McLeod(i)    BuckedUp Apparel Chevrolet    36    0        26.8    $16,246    Vibration        
39    35    26    TJ Bell(i)    JGL Racing Toyota    23    0        30.2    $15,246    Vibration        
40    27    19    Jeff Green    Premier Barter Exchange Toyota    3    4        23.2    $14,246    Transmission        
 Race Comments:    Kyle Larson won the Ford EcoBoost 300, his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field: No. 97 (unapproved adjustments). 
 Failed to Qualify:    (1) 89 Morgan Shepherd.
 Time of Race:    02 Hrs, 20 Mins, 20 Secs.    Average Speed:    128.266 MPH    Margin of Victory:    0.934 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    6 for 26 laps: Laps: 11-13 (#74 Spin Turn 1 [None]); 27-30 (Competition [15]); 118-122 (#40 Accident Turn 4 [2]); 142-146 (Weather Turn 3 [22]); 174-179 (#44 Accident Turn 4 [18]); 182-184 (#54, 6 Accident Frontstretch [60]).
 Lead Changes:    13 among 5 drivers: K. Busch(i) 1-27; M. Bliss 28; K. Busch(i) 29-30; K. Larson(i) 31-33; K. Busch(i) 34-63; K. Larson(i) 64-78; K. Busch(i) 79-81; K. Larson(i) 82-142; E. Jones(i) 143; K. Larson(i) 144-145; K. Busch(i) 146-147; K. Larson(i) 148-179; A. Dillon(i) 180-195; K. Larson(i) 196-200.
Top 10 Driver Points:     (1) C. Buescher 1,190;(2) C. Elliott 1,175;(3) T. Dillon 1,172;(4) R. Smith 1,168;(5) D. Suarez # 1,078;(6) E. Sadler 1,075;(7) D. Wallace Jr. # 1,071;(8) B. Scott 1,032;(9) B. Gaughan 1,012;(10) R. Reed 902.
3M Lap Leader    : Kyle Larson, #42 118 Laps    Coors Light Pole Award    : Kyle Busch, #54 168.14 mph
Duralast Brakes "Brake in the Race"    : Kyle Busch, #54     Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Hendrick Engines, #42 
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Darrell Wallace Jr, #6     Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : Daniel Suarez, #18 
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Feb. 20, 2016 - Daytona International Speedway
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