Allgaier to Attempt Kansas Double

SPRINGFIELD, IL (June 29, 2005) – Justin Allgaier is set to attempt his first double-duty weekend this week at Kansas Speedway. The 19-year-old Riverton, IL, native will attempt to qualify for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series “O’Reilly Auto Parts 250” and the ARCA RE/MAX Series’ “Kansas Lottery $200 Grand” at the 1.5-mile paved oval. Both events are slotted for Saturday, July 2nd, 2005.

Allgaier will wheel the #63 Dave Porter Truck Sales/Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool/LubriLoy Ford for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series portion of the event before switching back into his own Allgaier Motorsports’ AgTech LLC/Hoosier Tire Midwest/U.S. Air Force/TRASHMAN #2 Pontiac for the ARCA RE/MAX Series. He has never competed in either division at Kansas Speedway. The young driver made his first NASCAR career start last weekend at the Milwaukee Mile and finished a respectable 26th place in the #63 truck.

“Last weekend was great for confidence but this is a completely different challenge at Kansas,” commented Allgaier when asked about his feelings on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. “The 1.5-mile track is not something I have a lot of experience with yet and it will require a completely different approach and motor package. They have worked on a new motor in the shop and I’m confident that everyone will give it 100%. That’s all we can do and hope that we are there to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself. When you are a small team, you have to be very conscious of that.”

The “Kansas Lottery $200 Grand” ARCA RE/MAX race will take place immediately following the NCTS event. Allgaier has only completed limited tests at speedways including Kansas, Gateway and Kentucky and this will be his attempt at an ARCA speedway start in the 2005 season.

When quizzed about his views about the upcoming ARCA feat, Justin stated, “We came to Kansas last week and tested. The car was comfortable and I got to make some laps around here but we didn’t have the motor will be using for the actual race, so we were down on horsepower. We just picked up an engine from Joe Rhyne this week so hopefully we can make up that extra ground, qualify well and be a contender. We also have a new sponsor that came on for the event, AgTech LLC, and they have really stepped up to help us out and I would love to bring home a good run to give something back to them for their investment and confidence in us.”

Attempting to qualify, let alone compete, for both events on the same day will be quite a feat for the most experienced veteran, let alone a rookie but Allgaier is willing to put it all on the line.

“We can only give it our best try. We usually only compete in one event each week and at Kansas, we will have the opportunity to try for two and possibly double our chances. It will be a long day but I’m looking forward to it.”

The “O’Reilly Auto Parts 250” will air on MRN Radio and SPEED at 2 p.m. CDT. More information is available online at http://www.kansasspeedway.com, http://www.arcaremax.com and http://www.truckseries.com. Log on to http://www.AllgaierMotorsports.com for more information on Justin Allgaier and the Allgaier Motorsports team.