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After an overtime restart that saw title contenders engage in a breathtaking three-wide battle down the backstretch, Cole Custer deftly negotiated a tightly bunched pack of cars to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race and the series title on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.
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The 25-year-old Custer from Ladera Ranch, California, led a race-high 96 of 202 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on an overtime shootout to win the finale in the desert state and become the 33rd different competitor to win an Xfinity Series championship.
All you need to know ahead of Saturday's Xfinity Series title race.
Justin Allgaier squeaked by Sheldon Creed for the win and gained a spot in the Championship 4 alongside Sam Mayer, John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer.