Justin Allgaier to The No. 51 Cup Series Car

Phoenix Racing announced today that Justin Allgaier will be helming the No. 51 Chevy for them in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.  The sponsor sitting on the hood will be BRANDT.

Here's the press release I picked up this morning in my inbox:

 It's Official: Justin Allgaier to Drive No. 51 for Phoenix Racing
Allgaier to compete for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors
Phoenix Racing announced today that Justin Allgaier will be the driver of the No. 51 BRANDT Chevrolet SS during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Allgaier, who finished fifth in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship points, will be a candidate for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award.

"This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I intend to make the most of it," said Allgaier. "I am very grateful to Harry Scott and BRANDT for having faith in me to compete against the best drivers in the world."

"Justin has worked extremely hard to get to this level and he is ready to take the next step," said team owner Harry Scott Jr. "Working with competition director and crew chief Steve Addington, I think the No. 51 can turn some heads this year."

BRANDT will be the primary sponsor for the No. 51 for 21 races during the 2014 season. The agriculture retailer and manufacturer of agricultural specialty products has been active in NASCAR since 2011 and sponsored the No. 51 for four races in 2013.

"The entire BRANDT team is excited about moving to the next level," explained Rick Brandt, company president and CEO. "We looked long and hard at this opportunity and ultimately we decided that we needed the broader footprint that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series affords us to drive our business forward. This is about taking our brand to the millions of fans who watch the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series."

Joining BRANDT on the car are The National FFA, TradeMark Nitrogen, Nutrients for Life Foundation, Precision Tank and Grigg Brothers. Together, these partners are supporting the only true ag-focused car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

"We are proud to help field the 'Ag' car," said Brandt. "This is an effort to raise awareness and build a positive reputation for agriculture of all kinds. We believe passionately that agriculture is the essential industry and we're doing our part to get that message out."

"I could not be more proud to represent BRANDT, a leading company that's headquartered about 13 miles from where I grew up, as we make the leap to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series," said Allgaier.

Allgaier, 27, joins Bobby Labonte as teammates at Phoenix Racing. Labonte will drive the No. 52 for several races in 2014, including the season-opening Daytona 500. Labonte has won 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in his 22-year career and won the series championship in 2000.

About Phoenix Racing

Phoenix Racing, which was established in 1989, is owned and operated by Harry Scott Jr. and competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Scott purchased the team from long-time owner James Finch in September 2013. His vision is to build a championship contender in due time by developing talented young drivers, partnering with dedicated sponsors and competing hard every week.

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Justin Algaier Returns to Cup

For the Justin Algaier fan:  This upcoming weekend, Justin Algaier will be returning to the Spint Cup division and driving the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture sponsored Chevrolet SS for Phoenix Racing, at Kansas Speedway.

Check out the press release below:

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (October 1, 2013) - Justin Allgaier will make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start on Sunday, October 6 in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Allgaier will drive the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet SS for Phoenix Racing, for the second time this season.

 

Allgaier's second NSCS start comes just four weeks after making his NSCS debut at Chicagoland Speedway in mid-September. After a five-hour rain delay, Allgaier brought the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevy home in the 27th position. Allgaier, 27, is a native of Riverton, Ill, and drives for Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS).

 

BRANDT, Allgaier's current NNS sponsor, will be the primary sponsor on the No. 51 Chevrolet this weekend at Kansas. Allgaier's NSCS schedule has been amended from the original selected races. Allgaier will now race this weekend at Kansas Speedway, as well as Talladega Superspeedway and Phoenix International Raceway. Allgaier will no longer be behind the wheel of the No. 51 Chevrolet SS at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). A driver announcement for CMS will be forthcoming.

 

"I'm looking forward to making my second start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series," said Allgaier. "There are a few hours of testing on Thursday at Kansas [Speedway] which will give me more seat time in the car. My goal for the weekend is to be nice and steady, and to learn as much as I can. I can't thank everyone at BRANDT and Phoenix Racing enough for this opportunity."

 

Allgaier has four starts at Kansas in both the ARCA Racing Series (2005-2008) and the NNS. He has an average finish of 7.8 in the NNS with three laps led at the 1.5-mile track. Allgaier will continue to drive the No. 31 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet Camaro for TSM in the NNS.

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The Nationwide Series Official Race Results from Montreal

I have to say, I think Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a very pretty place to hold a race and the NASCAR Nationwide guys make it pretty fun.  Those first few turns past the green flag sure do keep my on the edge of my seat!

And for but a moment, I thought Danica Patrick was going to have a good day, until that shoe thing.  Whether that was bad timing, or directly related, I don't know, but wow, her day fell apart after that.  Literally.  (Cursed shoe!!!)

And check out the tie for 2nd in driver points!

Anyway, check out the results, via press release:

Before an estimated crowd of 60,000, Justin Allgaier won the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge, his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear of the field: #75 (back-up car), #41, #43, #24, #47 (adjustments during impound), #70, #54 (driver change). #01 (engine change).

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 22
6TH ANNUAL NAPA AUTO PARTS "200" PRESENTED BY DODGE
CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE

Montreal, QC - August 18, 2012
2.709-Mile Road Course
74 Laps - 200.466 Miles Purse: $1,504,348

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Fin	Str	Car				Series	Bonus	Driver			Leader
Pos	Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Points	Rating	Winnings	Status	Times	Laps
1	15	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt Chevrolet	81	47	4	103.0	$94,318	Running	1	1
2	2	12	Sam Hornish Jr	Alliance Truck Parts Dodge	81	43	1	122.6	60,193	Running	3	4
3	3	22	Jacques Villeneuve	Dodge Dodge	81	43	2	143.8	47,893	Running	4	43
4	17	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevrolet	81	41	1	92.7	43,093	Running	1	6
5	8	5	Ron Fellows	Canadian Tire Chevrolet	81	39	0	99.3	32,875	Running
6	6	18	Michael McDowell (i)	FedEx Express Toyota	81	0	0	104.3	34,118	Running
7	22	01	Mike Wallace	TradeBank Chevrolet	81	37	0	77.6	31,893	Running
8	9	60	Billy Johnson	Roush Fenway 25 Winning Years Ford	81	36	0	116.1	24,200	Running
9	19	3	Austin Dillon #	Advocare Chevrolet	81	35	0	79.0	31,368	Running
10	5	54	Kyle Busch (i)	Monster Energy Toyota	81	0	0	97.5	24,050	Running
11	11	33	Brendan Gaughan (i)	South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet	81	0	0	102.6	28,818	Running
12	16	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Ford EcoBoost Ford	81	32	0	90.5	29,543	Running
13	23	44	Mike Bliss	TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet	81	31	0	75.0	28,218	Running
14	32	19	Tayler Malsam	G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation Toyota	81	30	0	67.9	28,068	Running
15	20	87	Alex Kennedy	Global Barter Corporation/Dream Factory Toyota	81	29	0	81.7	28,918	Running
16	34	40	Erik Darnell	Key Motorsports Chevrolet	81	28	0	52.7	21,350	Running
17	36	39	Tim Andrews	Go Green Racing Ford	81	27	0	50.1	21,225	Running
18	42	24	Derek White	SR2 Motorsports Chevrolet	81	26	0	48.0	21,075	Running
19	41	14	Eric McClure	Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota	81	25	0	44.4	27,418	Running
20	21	38	Brad Sweet #	Great Clips Chevrolet	81	24	0	75.0	27,968	Running
21	27	59	Kyle Kelley	Jamison Eng./UPR.com Chevrolet	81	23	0	74.6	20,975	Running
22	1	30	Alex Tagliani	Oasis/Motegi Racing Chevrolet	81	23	1	103.4	30,593	Running	3	7
23	31	4	Daryl Harr	Danny Efland Racing Chevrolet	81	21	0	53.5	27,143	Running
24	10	11	Brian Scott	Dollar General Toyota	81	20	0	86.6	27,068	Running
25	26	51	Jeremy Clements	USS James E Williams DDG 95 Chevrolet	81	19	0	71.2	27,468	Running
26	18	81	Jason Bowles #	American Majority Toyota	77	18	0	68.6	26,948	Brakes
27	4	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com Chevrolet	75	18	1	101.1	31,693	Running	1	20
28	33	43	Michael Annett	Pilot/Flying J Ford	73	16	0	56.6	26,848	Running
29	13	99	Patrick Carpentier	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	69	15	0	51.0	26,813	Running
30	39	70	Joe Nemechek	ML Motorsports Dodge	62	14	0	49.1	27,078	Radiator
31	37	26	John Young	Eklekt Technologies Group Dodge	59	13	0	57.6	20,250	Drive Train
32	12	27	Andrew Ranger	Dodge Dodge	57	12	0	68.6	20,215	Suspension
33	7	88	Cole Whitt #	TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet	54	11	0	72.0	26,653	Engine
34	28	75	Kenny Habul	SunEnergy 1 Racing, LLC Toyota	46	10	0	50.2	20,150	Accident
35	38	23	Dexter Stacey	North Texas Pipe Chevrolet	30	9	0	35.6	20,110	Accident
36	29	41	Timmy Hill	Lilly Trucking Ford	21	8	0	41.9	26,543	Transmission
37	14	53	Eric Curran	Whelen/Team Fox Dodge	15	7	0	41.7	20,025	Transmission
38	35	08	Louis-Philippe Dumoulin	Randy Hill Racing Ford	14	6	0	37.0	19,981	Suspension
39	24	15	Chris Cook	Lilly Trucking Chevrolet	6	5	0	36.2	19,845	Brakes
40	43	47	Matt DiBenedetto	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet	6	4	0	31.9	19,710	Overheating
41	30	42	Blake Koch	Key Motorsports Chevrolet	5	3	0	33.0	19,625	Brakes
42	40	46	Chase Miller	The Motorsports Group Chevrolet	4	2	0	31.9	19,570	Brakes
43	25	10	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports Toyota	2	1	0	29.3	19,392	Vibration

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series

Failed to qualify: (1) #52 Ryan Ellis
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 7 minutes, 58 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 70.043 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.353 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Alex Tagliani (96.688 mph. 100.865 secs.)
3M LAP LEADER: Danica Patrick (20 Laps )
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: Danica Patrick (16 Places)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Penske Engines (#22)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Justin Allgaier
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Austin Dillon


Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 22 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
20-22 (Car #23 Stopped On The Track Turn 9 [38]);
24-26 (Car #41 Stopped On The Track Turn 6 [24]);
34-37 (Car #23 Accident Turns 6 And 7 [43]);
46-48 (Debris On Frontstretch [19]);
61-63 (Car #81 Spin And Stopped On Track Turn 10 [40]);
72 (Car #01 Spin Turn 14 [81]);
74-76 (Car #30 Stopped On Track Turn 1 [14]);
78-79 (Car #6, 24, 54 Accident Turn 6 [14]).
Lap Leaders: 12 lead changes among 6 drivers.
Tagliani 1-2,
Hornish Jr 3,
Tagliani 4-5,
Hornish Jr 6-7,
Villeneuve 8-19,
Hornish Jr 20,
Patrick 21-40,
Villeneuve 41-45,
Sadler 46-51,
Villeneuve 52-63,
Tagliani 64-66,
Villeneuve 67-80,
Allgaier 81.

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES TOP 10
Driver	Points	Wins
1 - Elliott Sadler	824	(4)
2 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr	802	(3)
3 - Sam Hornish Jr	802	(0)
4 - Austin Dillon	789	(1)
5 - Justin Allgaier	756	(1)
6 - Michael Annett	690	(0)
7 - Cole Whitt	633	(0)
8 - Mike Bliss	609	(0)
9 - Brian Scott	540	(0)
10 - Joe Nemechek	506	(0)

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NEXT EVENT: August 24, 2012 - 31st Annual Food City 250, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN (133.25 Miles) (250 Laps)
NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (8/20/2012)