In a dramatic end to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona, Justin Allgaier found himself at the center of a massive last-lap wreck as the field approached the white flag.
Although Allgaier was racing with hopes of defending his 2024 Xfinity Series championship, the race concluded in a disappointing fashion for him. Whilst speaking to FOX Sports reporter Bob Pockrass (below) after the race, Allgaier shouldered the blame for the incident. He explained:
“Causing that last wreck was not how I wanted our night to end.
“You know, that outside row we were in kind of stacked up and I don’t know, I run in the back of Jeb and to kind of keep from crashing him I head to the middle and unfortunately, I think the 32 was coming with a big run, and just too late.
“I should have pulled left a little earlier but at the end of the day just a really frustrating night. The car had speed, you know, the team did a great job.”
Justin Allgaier on the final wreck: “I’ll own it.” pic.twitter.com/6F46B5y8Sg
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 16, 2025
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The JR Motorsports driver added:
“I mean I just look back on it and I just wish I would have stayed higher.
“I’ll own the mistake, I feel bad for everybody that got a car torn up in the end. I mean as somebody that’s been around this sport a long time and worked on a lot of race cars, the last thing you want to do is tear up a bunch of equipment, especially coming to the white.
“So, I’ll own it. Disappointing, but I don’t know, I don’t know what we could have done differently right there.”
In 2024, Daytona International Speedway underwent considerable renovation, including expanded grandstands and repairs to the Turn 4 tunnels that were damaged by Hurricane Milton.
Allgaier is set to bounce back quickly as he secured a spot in the Daytona 500’s starting lineup for JR Motorsports, marking the team’s ambitious foray into the NASCAR Cup Series.
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- Jesse Love – Whelen Chevrolet
- Sam Mayer – Audibel Ford
- Sheldon Creed – Friends of Jaclyn Ford
- Carson Kvapil – Bass Pro Shops/Clarence Tech Chevrolet
- Taylor Gray – Operation 300 Toyota
- Harrison Burton – Dead On Tools Ford
- Jordan Anderson – Jordan Anderson Chevrolet
- Dean Thompson – Thompson Pipe Group Toyota
- Jeremy Clements – One Stop/A1 South Electric Chevrolet
- Patrick Emerling – Firman Power Equipment Chevrolet
- Matt DiBenedetto – Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
- Christian Eckes – Celsius Chevrolet
- Caesar Bacarella – Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet
- Josh Bilicki – Rta’s Italian Ice Chevrolet
- Joey Gase – NCPR Race Against Crime Chevrolet
- Bubba Burton – Golden Corral Chevrolet
- Ryan Truex – BB Printing Co Toyota
- Justin Allgaier – BRANDT Chevrolet
- Ryan Sieg – Sci Aps Ford
- Josh Williams – Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet
- Landon Honeycutt – DPR Chevrolet
- Anthony Alfredo – Dude Wipes Chevrolet
- Ryan Ellis – Classic Collision Chevrolet
- Sammy Smith – Pilot/Flying J Toyota
- Justin Bonsignore – M3 Technology Toyota
- Greg Van Alst – CB Fabricating Chevrolet
- Connor Zilisch – WeatherTech Chevrolet
- William Sawalich – Soundgear Toyota
- Parker Retzlaff – Visual Pak/Rewind It 10 Chevrolet
- Brennan Poole – Mac Door Systems Chevrolet
- Garrett Smithley – Hire Heroes/The Veterans Ranch Chevrolet
- Kris Wright – First National Bank Corp Chevrolet
- Austin Hill – Bennett Transportation Chevrolet
- Blaine Perkins – WERNER Chevrolet
- Nick Sanchez – Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet
- Kyle Sieg – Sci Aps Ford
- Brandon Jones – Menards/Switch Toyota
- Daniel Dye – Champion Container Chevrolet
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