31 Justin Allgaier

YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2010 -- Finished fourth in series points. ... Breakout season included first career victory, in March race at Bristol. ... The win came after a furious battle with Penske Racing teammate and eventual series driver champion Brad Keselowski. ... Won two poles en route to consistent start (11.9) and finish (11.5) averages. ... Led 20 or more laps in four races. ... Improved on rookie season with eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. ... Fourth in the standings after the season opener at Daytona and remained in top five in points the rest of the year. ... Top 10 in nearly every Loop Data category, including second in Passes, third in Quality Passes, fourth in Laps in Top 15 and fifth in Percentage of Laps Run on Lead Lap. ... Driver Rating jumped nearly 11 points from 2009. ... Completed nearly 98 percent of laps attempted.

2009 -- Finished sixth in series points. ... Recorded first career pole at Memphis and also had three top-five finishes to go along with 12 top-10s in his first full season for Roger Penske. ... Came within 26 points of fifth in the final standings, a battle he waged with Steve Wallace and Mike Bliss before ultimately ceding to Bliss at the final race of the season. ... One of three rookies (Brendan Gaughan, Michael Annett) who finished in the top 10, a first for the series since 2005 (Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Reed Sorenson); also was the highest-ranked rookie in the final standings since Edwards in '05. ... Career-best finish of fifth three times. ... Led 35 laps at Iowa. ... Led series in Passes by Location (48.3 percent on straightaways).

2008 -- Finished 72nd in series points. ... Started his first four series events as a developmental driver for Penske Racing. ... Made first career start in October at Charlotte. ... Best finish was 11th at Phoenix.

OTHER NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACING HISTORY

2008 -- Finished 89th in Truck Series points. ... Started one race for Mike Mittler, finished 24th at Kentucky.

2007 -- Finished 56th in Truck Series points. ... In three races for Mittler, posted a best finish of 21st at Kansas.

2006 -- Finished 58th in Truck Series points.

NOTEWORTHY

Last name is pronounced "Al-guy-er." ... In 2000, made first start in UMP Late Model stock cars. ... In 2001, at age 14, was the youngest driver ever to make the Chili Bowl "A" Main event; also ran more than 50 Dirt Late Model races, winning twice. ... Made ARCA debut in 2002, running three events for NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader. ... From 2003-05, successfully competed in ARCA on a limited basis, and secured his first pole in 2005. ... Started toward full-time ARCA competition in 2006, running 21 of 23 races, and finishing 10th in the standings. ... Ran full ARCA season in 2007, finishing fourth in standings. ... In 2008, won the ARCA championship for family-owned team, posting six wins and overcoming a 105-point deficit in the final race; broke Frank Kimmel's series record of eight consecutive championships. ... Nicknamed "Li'l Gator." ... Voted to 2008 Auto Racing All-America First Team in Touring Series category. ... If he's not racing, he's working in the race shop. ... Father, Mike, has spent more than four decades in ARCA.