31 Justin Allgaier
Career Highlights
- 2011: Career-best third-place finish in NASCAR Nationwide Series standings.
- 2010: Won first career NASCAR Nationwide Series race, at Bristol in March.
- 2009: NASCAR Nationwide Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year, sixth-place points finish was highest for a rookie since 2005.
- 2008: Won six races en route to ARCA RE/MAX Series championship.
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| Starts | Championships | Wins | Top5 | Top10 | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Winnings |
| 118 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 3,299,812 |
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| Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Wins | Top5 | Top10 | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Winnings |
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| 2012 | 7 | 299 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 266,620 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1105 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 915,012 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4679 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 1,043,410 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4049 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19.1 | 16.4 | 1,000,900 |
| 2008 | 72 | 370 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 23.5 | 73,870 |
Justin Allgaier Bio
YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP
2011: Finished third in series points. After taking the lead on the final lap, won second career race at Chicagoland-1, the home track for the Illinois native Runner-up finish at Las Vegas is his next-best result other than his two career victories. Led the driver standings for three consecutive weeks, first time in series career at the top of the chart. In three full-time seasons, has been outside the top 10 in driver points only five times. Best start, third at Bristol-1. Career-best average start of 11.0. Average finish of 11.8. Completed 97.5 percent of laps attempted. In first season with Turner Motorsports was again listed among top 10 in most Loop Data categories, including fourth in Quality Passes.
2010: Finished fourth in series points. Breakout season included first career victory, at March race at Bristol, after furious battle with Penske Racing teammate and eventual series driver champion Brad Keselowski. Won two poles. Led 20 or more laps in four races. Career-best eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. Ranked in top five in points all 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. In first full season for Penske Racing, had three top fives, 12 top 10s. First career pole, at Memphis. Came within 26 points of fifth in the final standings, competing with Steve Wallace and Mike Bliss before ceding to Bliss at Homestead-Miami. One of three rookies (Brendan Gaughan, Michael Annett) who finished in top 10, a series-first since 2005 (Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Reed Sorenson); also was the highest-ranked rookie in the final standings since Edwards. Led 35 laps at Iowa.
2008: Finished 72nd in series points. Started his first four series events as a developmental driver for Penske Racing, beginning at Charlotte in October. Best finish of 11th at Phoenix's fall race.
PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Made NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for owner Mike Mittler in 2005, making eight starts overall by 2008. The 2007 season might have been one of Allgaier's most successful years in racing, beginning with a career-best third in the A-Main at the Chili Bowl, behind Tony Stewart and J.J. Yeley; he also won in ARCA, raced 18 times in UMP dirt late models with five wins and in 10 midget events had three victories. Began racing quarter midgets at age five and by age 12, had five championships and more than 100 victories. Graduated to midgets and micro-sprints, winning five times in the latter. At age 13, began racing UMP late models while still racing midgets. In 2001 made history as the youngest driver (14) to make the A-Main at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Okla. Later that season, he raced 51 dirt late model races, winning twice. Made ARCA debut in 2002 with three races for family friend and NASCAR legend Ken Schrader, with a best finish of 11th. From 2003-05, ran limited ARCA schedules, winning first pole in 2005. Concentrated on ARCA over the next three years, moving from 10th in the standings to fourth and ultimately winning the 2008 championship for his family-run Allgaier Motorsports team. He overcame a 105-point deficit in the final race, snapping Frank Kimmel's series record of eight consecutive championships. Won at least one race in each of his last three seasons in ARCA, including six in 2008. At age 17 scored a memorable win over Schrader and Stewart at the dirt I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.
NOTEWORTHY
Last name is pronounced "AL - guy - er." ... Nickname is "Little Gator," for his diminutive size and tenacity behind the wheel. Voted to 2008 Auto Racing All-America First Team in Touring Series category. Selected as a top 25 finalist among 1,700 applicants for the 2005 Roush Racing "Gong Show" development driver selection process. In 2004, represented the USA at the South Pacific Saloon Car Championship in New Zealand, finishing fourth and second. Father, Mike Allgaier, has spent more than four decades fielding ARCA teams. Allgaier and his family team were awarded the "American Spirit Award" in 2005 by the United States Air Force. Active on Twitter: @J_Allgaier.
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