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Phoenix International Raceway will be the final short track visit of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the team is looking forward to returning. After finishing in the 13th position at the one-mile track in the spring, Almirola will return with the U.S. Air Force adorning the hood to score another Top-15 finish.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Phoenix International Raceway ... Team owner Richard Childress has five victories at Phoenix International Raceway, ranking him third on the all-time car owner victories list at the Avondale, Ariz. facility.

After winning back-to-back championships in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) in 2011 and 2012, Roush Fenway Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. returns to the series at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR), piloting the No. 60 SunnyD Ford Mustang in Saturday’s Ticket Galaxy 200.

NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) competitor Ray Black Jr. will have a busy two weeks ahead of him, as the driver of the No. 07 ScubaLife.com Chevrolet Camaro will compete in the Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday before heading to Las Vegas with sponsor ScubaLife to make an appearance at the 2016 DEMA Show.

Kyle Larson took the lead from Keselowski with 29 laps to go and cruised to his fifth career XFINITY Series victory. Keselowski made it close at times but he couldn't get back around the young California driver.

RYAN REED, No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang – Finished 11th - HOW DID THAT EARLY DAMAGE EFFECT YOUR DAY? “Yeah, I don’t know that much about it. He just said we knocked the grille in a little on that initial start."

“We’re down to the final weeks,” Preece said. “We want to end the year with some fine runs to showcase the best this team has to offer. It’s good to have the Turn Key folks along for the ride with us this week.”

Jeremy Clements is ready to go for Saturday’s O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. He will pilot the familiar black, red and white No. 51 JCR Chevy Camaro that will, for the third consecutive race at Texas Motor Speedway, feature the RepairableVehicles.com logo.

“I feel like I know the tricks at Texas,” Chastain said. “I’ve put in a ton of laps there over the past few years. I’m looking forward to flying the Flex Seal colors there again this weekend.”

“Texas is one of the fastest tracks we race on, and I like that,” Smithley said. “We’re going into the final weeks of the season, and we want to close out with some big runs. We get that started this week.”