Justin Allgaier

Justin Allgaier
Allgaier at Road America in 2016
Born (1986-06-06) June 6, 1986 (age 38)
Riverton, Illinois, United States
Achievements2008 ARCA Re/MAX Series Champion
Awards2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
76 races run over 4 years
2016 position61st
Best finish29th (2014)
First race2013 GEICO 400 (Chicagoland)
Last race2016 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series career
8 races run over 3 years
Best finish56th (2006)
First race2005 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race2008 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2017.

Justin Allgaier is an American racecar driver. He currently drives in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. Allgaier is a native of Illinois and has also driven in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Racing career

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Allgaier started racing early in life, driving quarter midgets and late models.[1]

Allgaier, driving for a team owned by his family, won the ARCA Racing Series championship in 2008.[2] He won the last three races of the season and claimed the title when the two drivers above him in points, Scott Speed and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., crashed each other during the last race of the season.[3]

Due to that, he signed a contract with Team Penske to drive in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.[4] He started with a few races in 2008 and ran a full season in 2009.[5] Allgaier again drove for Penske in 2010, winning his first race.[6] As early as September 2010, Allgaier was linked to a new team, HScott Motorsports.[7] He wound up driving full-time in 2011 and scored his first win with the team at Chicagoland Speedway later in the year.[8] Allgaier continued driving for the team in 2012 and 2013.[9] He also ran a part-time Cup schedule for Phoenix Racing in late 2013.[10]

In 2014, Allgaier got a full-time Cup ride with HScott Motorsports.[11] He returned to HScott for 2015, scoring his first top-ten finish at Bristol Motor Speedway.[12] At the end of the year, Allgaier announced that he would move back down to the Xfinity Series to drive for JR Motorsports, owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.[13] After a consistent 2016 season,[14] he won two races in 2017.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Moving On: Justin Allgaier". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2018-02-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "ARCA RE/MAX Series Champ Justin Allgaier Honored at 2008 Awards Banquet". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2018-02-12.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Schwarb, John (2008-10-15). "Racing notes: Allgaier takes home improbable title in ARCA". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Penske Racing signs ARCA driver Justin Allgaier". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Phillips, David. "Justin Allgaier: Little Gator" Set to Turn Heads in the Nationwide Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Driver Justin Allgaier 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  7. ↑ Fan, Horn. "Steve Turner Purchases Braun Racing Becomes an Important Owner in NASCAR Updated". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Turner Scott Motorsports' Coming Of Age". Auto Racing Daily. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  9. ↑ "Turner Scott Motorsports re-signs Allgaier and BRANDT". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  10. ↑ "Driver Justin Allgaier 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  11. ↑ report, Staff. "Justin Allgaier gets full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup ride". The State Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  12. ↑ "Driver Justin Allgaier 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  13. ↑ "Justin Allgaier to run NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports". Autoweek. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  14. ↑ "Driver Justin Allgaier 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  15. ↑ "Driver Justin Allgaier 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-02-12.