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“It’s really exciting to have the final race of the season in Florida,” explained Black. “I live just a few hours north of Miami, so I’ll have a lot of friends and family coming down for this one. Obviously, the pressure is on to run well since it is the last race of the season, but it also gives me a chance to celebrate the year and have fun with my team and family.”

“I have always loved racing at Homestead,” said Wallace. “It’s a track that allows you to race all over the place, which makes it a ton of fun. Whether it’s rolling around the top or hugging that white line on the bottom, there’s plenty of room to make moves and work your way forward.

Corey will be making his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This event will be LaJoie's 16th career XFINITY series start and the 10th this season in the No. 24 Toyota.

Dakoda will be making his fifth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway to go along with two previous starts in the Camping World Truck Series. Armstrong has a best XFINITY Series finish of 15th at the South Florida track which came in last year's event.

However, Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 isn’t just about the final checkered flag in 2016, it’s about remembering the priceless memories the team shared in its inaugural season while hoping to make new ones in South Florida.

Wallace will make his second career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Wallace earned a 10th-place finish in his lone NASCAR XFINITY Series start at the 1.5-Mile speedway in this event in 2015.

Ryan Reed will make his fourth NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. In his three previous starts, Reed’s best finish of 13th came in 2013. In this race last season, Reed started and finished 17th.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is one of the few race tracks where team owner Richard Childress has yet to earn a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Richard Childress Racing entries have finished second on four occasions: 2003 (Kevin Harvick), 2008 (Harvick), 2009 (Jeff Burton) and 2014 (Ryan Newman)

JR Motorsports race operations manager Mike Bumgarner will serve as crew chief of the No. 1 OneMain Financial team this Saturday at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway as driver Elliott Sadler vies for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.

What a difference a few months can make. Bowman has gone from being jobless in January to joining JR Motorsports for eight XFINITY races to becoming the interim driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for what will be 10 Sprint Cup Series events.