NASCAR: Justin Allgaier, BRANDT announce return after win

Justin Allgaier won Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs opener at Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s his third win of the year for the driver of the No. 7, helping Allgaier punch his ticket to the Round of 8.

Following tonight’s victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, Justin Allgaier announced that both he and BRANDT Professional Agriculture are returning to JR Motorsports.

Daniel Hemric led late in the race but was passed by Allgaier, who was on fresher tires. Hemric still finished runner-up to score a big points day to begin his playoff run.

John Hunter Nemechek, Cole Custer and Chandler Smith completed the top five. Ryan Sieg, Trevor Bayne, Riley Herbst, Sammy Smith and Kaz Grala rounded out the top 10.

2024 will be the ninth season. As the second-longest tenured-partner for JRM, BRANDT will assume the role of primary partner for Allgaier and the No. 7 Chevrolet for 20 events during the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and receive associate placement on the remaining races.

“I can’t say enough about this team, Rick Brandt and everyone at BRANDT Professional Agriculture,” Allgaier said from Victory Lane. “This seemed like the perfect time to break the news that we’ll be back in the No. 7 Chevrolet in 2024. I’m just so grateful for everyone at JR Motorsports.”

Founded in central Illinois, BRANDT is a fast-growing, family-owned company and a leader in global agriculture. Specializing in innovative products and services to help growers get maximum crop yield, BRANDT supplies customers in 49 states and more than 80 countries.

“What a year!” said Rick Brandt, president and CEO of BRANDT. “As we cause a party here in Victory Lane, we are celebrating our 70^th anniversary as a company, our founder, Evelyn Brandt Thomas’ 100^th birthday, and our return to JRM for 2024. Let’s add one more celebration to the list: let’s go get that NASCAR Xfinity Championship.”

BRANDT has a long-standing presence in NASCAR, having first partnered with Allgaier in 2011. The pairing joined JRM for the 2016 NXS season, and Allgaier has been a consistent title contender, advancing to the Championship 4 in five of the last seven seasons and finishing a career-best second in the final standings in 2020.

“This is the best way possible to announce that Justin and BRANDT are coming back next year,” said JRM CEO Kelley Earnhardt Miller. “I’m so proud of the relationship that we’ve built with Rick (Brandt) and to be able to extend both BRANDT and Justin is a testament to all the hard work of everyone at JR Motorsports.”

With tonight’s victory in Bristol, Allgaier becomes the first driver to advance into the Round of 8 in the NXS Playoffs, doing so for the eighth consecutive season.

Bristol Xfinity Race Results