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.

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.

Riley Herbst won tonight’s Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. The victory is Herbst’s second of the season and third of his career.

Justin Allgaier has won the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. Allgaier finished in second place in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. Riley Herbst won the race in overtime after leading 116 of the 213 laps.

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.