Justin Allgaier, who final competed full-time within the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence marketing campaign with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports, is presently in his low season. Nevertheless, he’s all set for his upcoming season with the Dale Jr.-owned group.
Allgaier had landed a Cup Sequence trip with JRM as nicely. The previous Xfinity Sequence champion will drive the No. 40 automotive with Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Hint Distillery’s Traveller Whiskey model on the hood within the Daytona 500, identical to final 12 months.
Allgaier shared his pleasure about his second straight Daytona 500 look as he stated [via JRM Racing]:
“It’s undoubtedly particular to have the ability to make one other run on the DAYTONA 500 with Traveller Whiskey, Chris Stapleton, Dale, Kelley and everybody at JR Motorsports.”
“Final 12 months was such a tremendous expertise and I’m simply grateful to be the one which will get to be behind the wheel of this No. 40. We had such a good time final 12 months and I can’t wait to get down there and do all of it once more,” he added.
NASCAR Corridor of Famer and Allgaier’s boss, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is a two-time Daytona 500 winner himself. His father, the legendary Dale Earnhardt Sr., gained the coveted race as soon as throughout his profession.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals why he’s involved about Justin Allgaier’s Daytona 500 return
Final 12 months, Justin Allgaier bagged a P9 end within the Daytona 500. William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports gained the race. Subsequent season, identical to final time, Allgaier will get three photographs at qualifying for the crown jewel occasion: the time trials and two 125-lap qualifying duels.
However with Chevrolet introducing a brand new Camaro physique for the 2026 season, issues may very well be a bit more durable. Reflecting on the identical, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated in an episode of his podcast, Dale Jr. Obtain (3:53 onwards):
“I’m nervous as a result of we’re going to have a brand new physique, proper? And what does that imply to love sometimes anytime a producer will get a brand new physique, they don’t actually go to Daytona and carry out higher.”
“They modified the physique type,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. continued (5:10 onwards). “Their hope and try is that they are going to make the automotive extra aggressive at all the tracks that they run essentially the most. Just like the intermediates and the brief tracks.”
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 debuted in NASCAR competitors in 2018. The unique physique was changed with the Chevy ZL1 1LE in 2020. Two years later, the NextGen model of the Camaro ZL1 entered the Cup Sequence scene. As per NASCAR, the brand new physique will characteristic a bigger domed hood, a redesigned entrance grille, and revamped rocker panels.
This 12 months will mark the 68th operating of the 500-mile occasion. Notably, it’s going to be the primary points-paying race of the 2025 season. Scheduled for February 15, followers can watch the race on FOX or hearken to radio updates on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Edited by Riddhiman Sarkar