Regardless of all of the success, the previous month has been a problem for Justin Allgaier, particularly because it pertains to his duties at Hendrick Motorsports and driving the No. 48 whereas Alex Bowman continues his restoration.
On one hand, since taking on the automobile at Las Vegas, Allgaier has ripped off finishes of fourth, first, first and third for his day job on Saturdays within the O’Reilly Sequence for JR Motorsport, however it’s additionally been a grind on the Cup aspect.
“I really feel like I’m failing in any respect of it, if I’m being trustworthy with you,” Allgaier advised Motorsport.com over the weekend at Rockingham. “, the identical issues which are making us good on Saturday is what’s hurting us on Sunday.”
He’s referring to the proprietor factors and the way qualifying orders are decided every week. Allgaier regularly is among the many final to take his timed laps within the O’Reilly Sequence when the observe has probably the most grip. He qualifies up entrance, will get premium pit stall alternatives, and winds up entrance.
When he jumps within the Cup automobile, it’s down on factors and he’s among the many first to show his laps. He qualifies in the midst of the pack and each pit cease is a grind and the outcomes aren’t the place the 2024 NOAPS champion needs them to be.
“Like, final week, I used to be simply three-hundreths off Kyle Larson, my teammate, however that’s the distinction of 10-to-15 spots. The one factor that stands out to me, particularly with the NextGen automobile, is simply how tight the occasions are and it’s actually a credit score to the fellows who leap backwards and forwards and have success in each automobiles.”
Allgaier mentioned he’s labored exhausting to provide crew chief Blake Harris and his No. 48 engineers on a regular basis they deserve whereas additionally not shorting Andrew Overstreet and their No. 7 squad.
“I’m having six or seven conferences per week between the 2 automobiles, between video overview, sim overview and SMT overview,” Allgaier mentioned. “There are some days the place I don’t know if my mind even is aware of the way to operate.
“I feel I went back-and-forth from Harmony and Mooresville like seven occasions a few weeks in the past. So there’s so much occurring however I feel the most important factor for me is ensuring I may also help the 48 guys, and there are a number of information guys on that crew, discover some momentum began to Alex can leap proper again in that factor and take off.”
Allgaier will probably be within the automobile this weekend at Bristol however he additionally says Bowman is placing ‘superior’ work in to get well from vertigo.
“I hope for his sake that Alex is ready to get again in quickly as a result of that will be a Cinderella story,” Allgaier mentioned. “I’d like to see him get again in and people guys click on off a couple of wins straight away.
“That will be unbelievable. I don’t know that I’ll get them there however we’re actively making an attempt to try this. I feel my function is simply being within the race automobile each week, preserve 4 fenders on it, and construct them momentum for one of the best model of the 48 crew.”
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