(Macon, IL) Justin Allgaier will return to familiar Macon Speedway on Monday, May 28, to race against the stars in the Billingsley Towing Modified division for a special $600 event. Justin is no stranger to Macon Speedway, Justin “Little Gator” Allgaier won his first ever feature event at Macon Speedway at the ripe old age of 12. The Riverton, Il native and son of Mike and Dorothy Allgaier has been around racing since before he was born. Since then, the young star has catapulted to the Nascar Nationwide Series driving for Turner Motorsports in the No 31 Brandt Chevrolet. Justin will also be joined by Nascar stars and co-owners Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace, who will also compete in the Modifieds. The Night of Nascar Stars at Macon Speedway will also include a special $2000 to win UMP Super Late Model event, Street Stocks racing for $300 to win, along with Amateur and Pro Hornets. The program begins at a special time, on Monday, with gates open at 4pm and racing slated to begin an hour earlier than normal at 6pm.
Like most modern-day Nascar stars, Justin Allgaier’s race car beginnings came at the tender age of five, behind the wheel of a quarter midget roadster. From 1991 to 2002, the kid dubbed “Little Gator” named for his size and ferociousness behind the wheel made his way up through the motorsports ranks. In 2001, as a 14-year old, Justin made his name as the youngest driver to ever advance to the A main event at the famed Chili Bowl midget event in Tulsa, OK. When Justin turned 16, he debuted in the challenging ARCA/REMAX Series. In 2005 with seven starts he won four top-five and five top-ten finishes, as well as his first “Pork Pole” award by setting a new track record at the Illinois State Fairgrounds
In 2009 Justin competed full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (35 races) in the No.12 Verizon Wireless Dodge for Penske Racing and finishes sixth in the championship standings while capturing the series Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year award. He posted an average finishing position of 16.5 over the course of the season. In 2010 he earned his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Bristol and scores 8 top-five finishes and 20 top-10 finishes in all. He posts an
average finishing position of 11.5 and an average starting position of 11.9. In 2011, Justin finished third in series points. Had a career-best average start of 11.0 and an average finish of 11.8 while completing 97.5 percent of laps attempted. In 2012, he currently sits 7th in points
Macon Speedway races every Saturday night from April through September. Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles. For more information, call 217-764-3000(track), 217-764-3220(information hotline), or contact us via email at track@trackenterprises.com. Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com .