HScott Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preview
Justin Allgaier
No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet
Sonoma Raceway
Toyota Save Mart 350 | June 28, 2015
Winding Through Wine Country…After a weekend off, Justin Allgaier and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) head to their first road course race of the season this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Allgaier made his first Sonoma NSCS start last year. To gain more practice on the 1.99-mile road course last year, Allgaier also competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race. Crew Chief Steve Addington has two wins at Sonoma, earned in 2008 and 2011.
Do You Know…BRANDT Professional Agriculture has one of the largest organic manufacturing facilities in the United States at their Fresno, Calif. office. Justin will spend Thursday afternoon at the Fresno location for a customer and employee luncheon, and meet and greet.
Take a Look…Allgaier’s traditional BRANDT red No. 51 Chevy will have grapes on the rear quarter-panels this weekend. The grapes represent BRANDT’s relationships in the wine industry.
Michigan Recap…The NSCS visited Michigan International Speedway (MIS) two weekends ago for the first of two stops in the Irish Hills this season. Despite poor weather forecasts, Allgaier and his HScott Motorsports team were able to get in all three practice sessions as well as qualifying at MIS. Unfortunately, several red-flag periods for rain throughout the race made it difficult for Allgaier to work his way through the field. After one last large downpour, the race was ended and made official on lap 138 with Allgaier in the 27th position in the No. 51 Switch Hitch Chevrolet.
Justin Allgaier on Sonoma Raceway:
“I’ve always liked road course racing, and Sonoma [Raceway] was a challenge for me last year. I’ve always felt good about my road course racing skills, but Sonoma is a completely different animal. I’m looking forward to getting all of the practice time I can get this weekend. I think qualifying will be interesting since this is the first time we aren’t going to have our usual road-course qualifying format. It’s a big weekend for BRANDT, and they’ll have about 100 people at the track on Sunday. They also have a large office down in the Fresno area, and I’ll be there on Thursday to visit with the employees and customers.”
Crew Chief Steve Addington on Sonoma Raceway:
“Everyone will have different strategies this weekend. We will see some guys work the race backwards on fuel windows, others will not. It’ll be good for Justin to follow behind a couple of the guys around the track to see how they are entering and exiting different corners, where they are braking, etcetera. Restarts will be key this weekend. Cars get bunched up on restarts at the ovals, but they get especially wild at road courses. It’s so easy to get a lot of damage and get shoved out of the groove, and before you know it the leaders are a few turns away already.”
About Competition Director and Crew Chief Steve Addington:
Spartanburg, S.C. native Steve Addington joined HScott Motorsports in January 2014 as competition director and crew chief for the No. 51 BRANDT Chevrolet SS. Steve comes to the team from Stewart-Haas Racing, where he spent the past two seasons as crew chief on the No. 14 team and earned four wins with Tony Stewart. Addington also served as a Sprint Cup Series crew chief at Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing, racking up a total of 20 wins in the series. Addington began his career working on dirt cars and is a former XFINITY Series crew chief. Addington resides in China Grove, N.C. with his wife Katie and has three children.
No. 51 BRANDT Team Members:
Crew Chief: Steve AddingtonCar Chief: Pierre KeuttelEngineer: Dave Winston
Engineer: Jonathan BowenShock Specialist: Tim LambertTire Specialist: Kyle Louchart
Interior Specialist: Trey TomainoMechanic: Ronnie GriffinMechanic: Mark O’Donnell
Engine Tuner: Billy Fraser
Truck Driver: Mike ClemenstonTruck Driver: Damon Lopez
About HScott Motorsports: HScott Motorsports, which was established in 1989 as Phoenix Racing, is owned and operated by Harry Scott Jr. and competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with technical support from Hendrick Motorsports. The team competes full time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Justin Allgaier driving the No. 51 BRANDT Chevrolet and Michael Annett driving the Pilot Flying J Chevrolet. Scott also owns HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi, which fields the No. 42 Camaro in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, and is the co-owner of HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, which fields five entries in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. His vision is to build a championship contender by developing talented young drivers, partnering with dedicated sponsors and competing hard every week. For more information, visit HScott Motorsports on the web at: www.hscottmotorsports.com.
