Best 20 photos from 2016 XFINITY Series
Daniel Suarez shows off his championship ring after becoming the first Latin-American driver to win a title in one of NASCAR's three national touring series.
Suarez clinched the 2016 XFINITY Series championship in style, winning the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It capped a season filled with drama as the first XFINITY Chase playoffs were instituted.
Check out the best 20 photos from the season:
Starting off right
Chase Elliott celebrates winning the season's opening race at Daytona.
Close finish
Elliott, who ran only six races total in the series on the season while driving full-time in the Sprint Cup Series, edges his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet across the start-finish line at Daytona just ahead of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford driven by Joey Logano.
Bubba bounced
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. climbs from his destroyed No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford after getting wrecked at Las Vegas.
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On the board
Erik Jones celebrates the first of what would be a series-high four wins on the season in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
On the Marks
Justin Marks hugs the trophy after winning the first NASCAR race of his career on the road course at Mid-Ohio.
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Teammates tangle
The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Suarez and the No. 20 of JGR teammate Erik Jones tangle in the night race at Bristol.
Talladega tussle
Multiple cars wreck at Talladega, but note that the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevy of Elliott Sadler that makes it through the mess.
Sadler celebrates
Sadler screams in joy in Victory Lane after winning at Talladega.
Beating the best
Suarez battles another JGR adversary in Kyle Busch, the Sprint Cup regular who won 10 of the 17 XFINITY races he started, at Michigan. Suarez ended up winning his first race, prompting Busch to note: “You never want to get beat, but it's cool when you get beat fair and square.”
Suarez salutes
Suarez salutes the crowd after securing the win at Michigan.
Super Sams
Sam Hornish II, who made the most of his limited XFINITY season with one win, three top-five and four top-10 finishes in his four substitute starts, kisses his son, Sam III, after winning at Iowa.
Iowa victor, Part Two
Jones starts the party in Victory Lane at Iowa after winning the second race of the season at the track.
Fourth time a charm
Jones executes a celebratory burnout at Chicagoland after securing his fourth win of the season.
Kentucky checkers
Sadler sprints across the track after taking his third win of the season at Kentucky. He also won at Darlington.
Monster mash
Suarez does his best Miles the Monster imitation after claiming his second 2016 win at Dover in the Chase playoffs.
Wrecking at Homestead
The No. 46 car of Jordan Anderson begins wrecking in the season finale at Homestead.
Fiery finish
The fiery finish to Anderson's wreck, which also finished his season.
Providing some sparks
The No. 20 Toyota of Jones takes the brunt of it as sparks fly during the July race at Daytona, lighting up the night — and Jones' windshield.
XFINITY champion
Suarez celebrates his championship after his race win at Homestead clinched it.
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Spreading the soda (and the joy)
A joyous Suarez sprays Victory Lane with Coca-Cola at Homestead.
