Waving Dale Jr.’s JR Motorsports flag high, Justin Allgaier claimed the victory once again in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Saturday. Despite starting as a non-favorite to win the race against the likes of Kyle Larson, the 2024 Xfinity Series winner showed his mettle and took home the victory.
Allgaier shines at Darlington in O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
With the win, the old veteran driver claimed his 30th victory in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and fourth at Darlington. A track which is generally known as ‘Too tough to tame,’ has become a happy hunting ground for him.
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Thanks to the victory, Allgaier has tied Joey Logano on the all-time NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins list with 30 wins. Brandon Jones, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Carson Kvapil finished behind him.
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Allgaier’s win comes after his recent Phoenix victory, and as things stand, he is the only driver with two wins this season. He is also the second O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver to win a race in the series. This is simply surprising, given Austin Hill is the only other driver who won at Daytona.
Following which, it was just a Cup Series drivers’ affair. Sheldon Creed of Haas Factory Team won at Atlanta, followed by Shane van Gisbergen at COTA. Allgaier won at Phoenix, and Kyle Larson won at Las Vegas.
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This time as well, numerous Cup Series drivers participated in the race, such as Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, among many others. Larson of Hendrick Motorsports, who started the race from pole position, won Stage 1 and Stage 2, but in the end, it was not enough to stop Justin Allgaier.
This is a developing story…