Justin Allgaier

Justin Allgaier — Driver Profile

Car: No. 7 | Team: JR Motorsports | Manufacturer: Chevrolet Status: Full-time | Hometown: Riverton, Illinois | Age: 39

Career Highlights

Justin Allgaier is one of the most accomplished drivers in NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series history. With 31 career O'Reilly Series victories, he ranks seventh on the all-time wins list. The 2024 O'Reilly Series champion, Allgaier has been a cornerstone of the JR Motorsports lineup since joining the organization in 2016 — now in his 10th season with the team.

In 2026, Allgaier leads the O'Reilly Series points standings with 598 points through 12 races — a 121-point margin over second-place Sheldon Creed. His three wins (Phoenix, Darlington, Martinsville) and a runner-up finish at Texas on May 2 — where he chased teammate Kyle Larson through a 17-lap closing green-flag run and couldn't get past without contact — keep him on pace for one of the most dominant regular seasons in series history. At Bristol on April 11, he finished fourth and collected a $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus — his eighth career check from the program.

Cup Series Role

In addition to his full-time O'Reilly Series schedule, Allgaier is filling in for injured Alex Bowman in the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series. This dual role showcases both his talent and his endurance, running double duty across NASCAR's top two national divisions.

Recent Race — Dover, May 16, 2026 (BetRivers 200)

Allgaier finished second. Led a race-high 71 laps, lost the lead with four to go when Corey Day made the winning pass against the outside wall through Blake Lothian's lapped car. Margin: 0.461 sec. The runner-up extended Allgaier's 2026 championship lead. "Good teaching moment. He kind of made a move to inside then back outside and I just didn't know which lane he was going to go in. But hats off to Corey and that whole 17 team." Read the recap.

Coverage (9 articles)

What to Watch and Who's Hot at Dover's First All-Star Race

John Speedway·May 15, 2026

The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history — the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line. A preview of what to watch and who's hot heading in.

He Won at Hickory First. Now William Sawalich Has Won at The Rock.

John Speedway·April 4, 2026

William Sawalich won his first O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday, becoming the youngest winner in track history in his 42nd career start. The nineteen-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing driver charged from 14th to lead 80 laps, outlasting Corey Day's dominant early effort that faded on tire wear.

William Byron Returns to the Team That Built Him — for One Night in Kansas

John Speedway·April 16, 2026

Saturday night, Byron runs the No. 88 for JR Motorsports. Sunday afternoon, he's in the No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports. Same Kansas weekend, same Charlotte story — thirty miles on either end of I-77.

Lee Pulliam Drove Into Martinsville Like He Owned the Place. Then Martinsville Reminded Him.

John Speedway·March 28, 2026

Lee Pulliam — the late model legend making his first NASCAR national series start — led 40 laps at Martinsville, caused a 19-car pileup on a late restart, apologized immediately, and still finished fifth. Justin Allgaier won his third race of the season.

The Kid From Hickory Was Leading at The Rock

John Speedway·April 4, 2026

Brent Crews turned eighteen on March 30. Six days later, the Hickory native was leading the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway in his first career start at this oval distance class. He didn't get the result. But the kid from Hickory is just getting started.

Corey Day's Final Lap Was the Only One. Now Texas.

John Speedway·April 30, 2026

Corey Day won Talladega last Saturday by leading exactly one lap — the last one — for Hendrick Motorsports. Six days later, the same Concord-Mooresville pipeline runs at Texas, with Kyle Larson in the JR Motorsports No. 88, Connor Zilisch in the No. 1, and Austin Dillon in the Richard Childress No. 3. Three Cup drivers, the final Dash 4 Cash of 2026, and Justin Allgaier with a stage-points pace nobody has hit since Denny Hamlin in 2021.

JR Motorsports Put Four Cars in the Top Five at Bristol. That Doesn't Happen by Accident.

Jack Beckett·April 12, 2026

JR Motorsports placed four entries in the top five at Bristol. The Mooresville operation's organizational depth — from Rodney Childers' strategy call to the talent corridor that feeds it — is the real story of the Suburban Propane 300.

Kyle Larson Can't Win the $100,000 at Bristol Saturday. He Can Still Win the Race.

John Speedway·April 10, 2026

Kyle Larson is the defending winner of Saturday night's Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol — and he's not eligible for the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. The reigning Cup champion has won his last two O'Reilly Series starts at Thunder Valley. The four drivers fighting over six figures still have to beat him.

Justin Allgaier Has Won This $100,000 Race Seven Times. He's About to Try for Eight.