Riley Herbst, who was not a Championship 4 driver in the Xfinity Series, closed his fourth and final season with Stewart-Haas Racing with the victory in the category’s championship race at Phoenix Raceway.

In one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent memory, longtime fan favorite Justin Allgaier at last claimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship trophy Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway –

While the 30-year-old Hill is making his first appearance in the Xfinity championship four, Cole Custer is the reigning champion, Justin Allgaier is making his seventh appearance in nine years and AJ Allmendinger made it this far for the second time.

In one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent memory, longtime fan favorite Justin Allgaier, at last, claimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship trophy Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway — coming from a lap-down mid-race in a back-up car to hoist the shiny hardware.

All the focus surrounding Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race may be on champion Justin Allgaier, but Riley Herbst deserves his fair share of commendation as well.

Justin Allgaier won his first NASCAR Xfinity season championship Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway, making a stunning comeback after falling a lap down midway through the race.