ALLGAIER QUICK FACTS
No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet
U.S. Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway
August 6, 2011
Justin Allgaier 2011 Season Starts Poles Wins Top-fives Top-10s Avg. Start Avg. Finish DNFs 21 0 1 6 11 10.3 11.6 3 No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet News and Notes
* Allgaier Heads to the Hawkeye State Fourth in Points…Allgaier remains in fourth-place in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship point standings, 52 points behind leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. All three championship-contending Turner Motorsports drivers are currently in the top-10, with Reed Sorenson in second and Jason Leffler in sixth place.
* Iowa Speedway by the Numbers… The 25-year-old Turner Motorsports Chevy driver has three NNS starts at Iowa Speedway. He is credited with two top-10 finishes and has never qualified outside the top-10. He has a 100% lap completion rate, an average start of 6.3 and finish of 10.3.
* All About The Benjamins… Allgaier heads to Iowa in contention for Nationwide’s “Dash 4 Cash” program. Allgaier qualified after finishing among the top-four in Nationwide Series regulars at Daytona International Speedway in July. Allgaier will be competing for the $100,000 along with teammates Reed Sorenson and Jason Leffler and competitor Michael Annett. The highest finishing of the four will win the $100,000 as well as be eligible for the next “Dash 4 Cash” race at Richmond International Raceway on September 9th.
* This Week’s Impala… The No. 31 BRANDT team will hit the track with chassis TMS-132 this weekend at Iowa Speedway. This chassis last saw track time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where Allgaier started eighth, and finished in the 10th position.
* In the Loop… Thus far in 2011, Allgaier ranks among the top-10 in several of NASCAR’s Loop Data statistics: Quality Passes (4th), Percentage of Laps Run on the Lead Lap (5th), Fastest on Restarts (5th), Laps in the Top-15 (6th), Average Running Position (7th), Fastest Speed in Traffic (8th), Fastest Early in the Run (9th), Green Flag Speed (9th) and Fastest Late in the Run (10th).
* Turner Motorsports In the Hunt… In 21 Nationwide Series events in 2011, Turner Motorsports-prepared entries have notched three wins, 19 top-five and 44 top-10 finishes.
Justin Allgaier on Iowa Speedway: “This weekend is going to be important for the No. 31 team. We need to rebound after Indianapolis, plus we’re racing for Nationwide’s Dash 4 Cash. It would be great to come home with a great finish, make gains in the point standings and grab an extra 100k,” said Allgaier. “I’ve had some great runs at Iowa. It’s a track has tight corners and longer straightaways that provide for some exciting racing for the fans as well as the drivers.”
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Justin Allgaier Career Race by Race NNS Stats at Iowa Speedway Year/Event Start Finish Laps Status Led 2009 (Aug.) 2 14 250/250 Running 35 2010 (July) 8 8 250/250 Running 0 2011 (May) 9 8 250/250 Running 11 Avg. Start Avg. Finish Total Laps Total Led 6.3 10.3 750/750 46 Career NNS Stats at Iowa Speedway Starts Poles Wins Top-fives Top-10s DNFs 3 0 0 0 2 0
