Kyle Larson wins XFINITY Homestead race, Chris Buescher wins 2015 XFINITY Championship

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Chris Buescher celebrates his 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series
championship.

Kyle Larson may have won the race, but it was Chris Buescher who walked away with the 2015 NASCAR XFNITY Series championship.

On lap 18, Kyle Busch went into the inside wall on the front stretch just after receiving a penalty on the previous caution for an uncontrolled tire. Busch would then get a penalty for going down pit road too soon. Busch would eventually bring the car into the garage, ending his race day.

Buescher decided to pit late in the race, causing much worry in the No. 60 team's pit box. Buescher would go on to win the championship despite those horrific worries.

Austin Dillon ha dthe leasd late in the race but hit the wall on the front stretch with 4 laps to go, giving Kyle Larson, who had been charging to catch Dillon at that time, the lead.

FINAL RESULTS FROM NASCAR.COM:

POS	CAR	DRIVER	MANUF	DELTA	LAPS	LAST LAP	BEST TIME	BEST SPEED	BEST LAP
1	42	Kyle Larson(i)		Leader	200	33.960	32.493	166.190	32
2	33	Austin Dillon(i)		0.935	200	34.159	32.439	166.466	186
3	20	Erik Jones(i)		0.724	200	33.704	32.624	165.522	186
4	2	Brian Scott		1.825	200	34.125	32.637	165.451	186
5	22	Ryan Blaney		0.720	200	34.450	32.601	165.634	186
6	18	Daniel Suarez #		1.917	200	34.113	32.873	164.269	186
7	3	Ty Dillon		0.576	200	34.351	32.735	164.956	147
8	9	Chase Elliott		0.647	200	34.718	32.914	164.064	186
9	7	Regan Smith		1.605	200	34.468	32.947	163.900	147
10	6	Darrell Wallace Jr. #		0.663	200	34.625	33.286	162.230	186
11	60	Chris Buescher		5.422	199	34.592	33.051	163.384	32
12	98	Aric Almirola(i)		-	199	34.315	33.029	163.493	122
13	1	Elliott Sadler		-	199	35.009	33.361	161.866	186
14	39	Ryan Sieg		-	198	34.220	33.152	162.886	146
15	43	Dakoda Armstrong		-	198	34.327	33.528	161.059	185
16	01	Landon Cassill		-	198	34.849	33.321	162.060	185
17	16	Ryan Reed		-	198	34.856	33.357	161.885	185
18	8	Blake Koch		-	198	34.738	33.937	159.118	122
19	4	Ross Chastain #		-	198	35.113	33.739	160.052	185
20	88	Ben Rhodes		-	197	34.527	33.326	162.036	184
21	28	JJ Yeley		-	197	34.610	33.593	160.748	121
22	51	Jeremy Clements		-	197	34.688	33.600	160.714	145
23	62	Brendan Gaughan		-	197	35.021	33.505	161.170	32
24	0	Harrison Rhodes #		-	196	35.106	34.064	158.525	145
25	44	David Starr		-	196	35.610	34.011	158.772	3
26	97	Mason Mingus(i)		-	194	35.662	34.480	156.613	33
27	55	Anthony Kumpen		-	192	36.370	34.525	156.408	179
28	70	Garrett Smithley(i)		-	192	35.816	34.676	155.727	179
29	24	Eric McClure		-	190	37.997	34.730	155.485	178
30	54	Kyle Busch(i)		-	185	48.451	32.485	166.231	32
31	40	Josh Reaume #		-	184	37.359	35.102	153.837	173
32	52	Joey Gase		-	180	36.343	35.046	154.083	143
33	74	Tim Viens(i)		-	155	38.419	35.889	150.464	4
34	90	Mario Gosselin		-	88	1:33.996	34.634	155.916	2
35	13	Derek White		-	81	37.986	35.076	153.951	5
36	15	Carlos Contreras		-	59	2:1.318	35.632	151.549	7
37	14	Mike Bliss		-	44	1:3.236	34.480	156.613	2
38	92	BJ McLeod(i)		-	36	57.477	35.251	153.187	6
39	26	TJ Bell(i)		-	23	2:0.452	34.963	154.449	4
40	19	Jeff Green		-	3	1:19.583	34.654	155.826	2

HOMESTEAD: Today's Sprint Cup Practice Notes

Saturday 1st practice for the Ford EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is over, the practice was called due to rain.

After 33 of 55 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, chase drivers and notes:
1.) Kyle Larson - 176.010 MPH
2.) Kevin Harvick - 175.194 MPH
3.) Edwards - 174.374 MPH
4.) Biffle - 174.126 MPH
5.) Logano - 174.081 MPH
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average: Brad Keselowski - 168.660 MPH

Chase Drivers
Kevin Harvick 2nd fastest, 29 laps run
Jeff Gordon 15th, 14 laps
Kyle Busch 9th, 21 laps
Martin Truex Jr. 19th, 19 laps
Slowest: Josh Wise - 165.685 MPH & Ryan Preece - 165.761 MPH
Notes: AJ Allmendinger smacked the wall and pancaked the right side of the car, the team decided to keep the car and make repairs to the car for the race. Practice was aired on CNBC. Happy Hour (final) practice is scheduled for 1:00-1:50pm/et and be cover on NBCSN.

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Happy Hour practice for the Ford EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is over. 

After 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, chase drivers and notes:

1.) Joey Logano - 175.404 MPH
2.) Kasey Kahne - 75.080 MPH
3.) Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 175.035 MPH
4.) Carl Edwards - 174.571 MPH
5.) Kurt Busch - 174.560 MPH
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average: Jeff Gordon - 169.489 MPH
Slowest: Ryan Preece - 163.186 MPH & Landon Cassill - 165.614 MPH
No Speed: AJ Allmendinger (crew is repairing the car)
Most Laps Run: Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, 49

Chase Drivers
Kevin Harvick 26th fastest, ran 44 laps
Jeff Gordon 9th, 36 laps
Kyle Busch 17th, 47 laps
Martin Truex Jr. 10th, 38 laps
Notes: David Ragan had a rear tire go down, no damage reported. Practice was aired on NBCSN.