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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Justin Allgaier No. 51 BRANDT Chevrolet Team: HScott Motorsports Team Owner: Harry Scott Jr. Crew Chief: Steve Addington Engine Builder: Hendrick Engines Career Starts: 4 First Full Season: 2014 First Start: Sept. 15, 2013 (Chicago) Public Relations Contact: Lauren Emling HScott Motorsports 195 Jones Road Spartanburg, SC 29307 Tel: (704) 885-4267 Email: [email protected] Shop Address: 195 Jones Road Spartanburg, SC 29307 Tel: (864) 583-3767 Birthdate: June 6, 1986 Hometown: Riverton, Ill. Resides: Mooresville, N.C. Wife: Ashley Children: Harper Grace Hobbies: R/C cars, wakeboarding, graphic design, target shooting 2013 DRIVER RATING Twitter: @J_Allgaier 55.5 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year. • 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series champion. • 2011 third-place finish in final NASCAR Nationwide Series standings. YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP 2013: Made four starts in series, driving No. 51 Chevrolet. … Made series debut at Chicagoland Speedway, starting 36th and finishing 27th. … Also raced at Kansas-2, Talladega-2 and Phoenix-2. … Best start was 21st at Kansas; best finish 24th at Talladega. … Was running at the finish in three of his four races. OTHER RACING HISTORY Has run full season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series every year since 2009, posting three wins and top-10 champi- onship finishes in each. … Three wins came at Bristol (2010), Chicago (2011) and Montreal (2012). … His best points finish was third in 2011. … Has run eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, but none since 2008. … In 2012, ran Prelude to The Dream dirt late model charity race at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway for the third consec- utive year. Won ARCA 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. … 2007: Highly successful year highlighted by career- best third in the A-Main at the Chili Bowl, behind Tony Stewart and J.J. Yeley; also won in ARCA, raced 18 times in UMP dirt late models with five wins and in 10 midget events had three victories. … Has eight starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, all between 2005-2008. … From 2002-05, ran limited ARCA schedules, winning first DRIVERS pole in 2005. … Made ARCA debut in 2002 driving for family friend and NASCAR legend Ken Schrader, best finish of 11thth in three races. … In 2001 made history as the youngest driver (14) to make the A-Main at the Chili Bowl Midget 112 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2014 MEDIA GUIDE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Justin Allgaier Nationals in Tulsa, Okla. … Later that season, raced 51 dirt late model races, winning twice. … Began racing quar- ter 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. … … 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 final- ist 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 sec- ond. … 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. JUSTIN ALLGAIER • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS Year Car Owner Races Rank Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles 2013 Harry Scott Jr. 4 (i) 0 0 0 1 0 TOTAL 4 0 0 0 1 0 CAREER WINNINGS: $396,537 (i) – Ineligible for series points. DRIVERS 113 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES / 2014 MEDIA GUIDE.