Justin Allgaier finally won that elusive NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship a few years ago, and things have been great since. So, as Allgaier returns to the podcast, we’re going on life and racing. It starts with one last look back at Daytona 500 and reviewing what happened; the person and driver who is entering 2026, and it being different; the difference the championship made to the racer; the 2024 series championship making a difference or mattering more than expected; the unexpected place where the championship trophy ended up; making a career in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series; the view he takes on the Cup Series and a career there; something he would like to have back or have done different from his career; the most important thing to him nowadays at the racetrack; the evolution of being concerned for self and now JR Motorsports as a whole; the dynamic of always changing teammates; the expectations for a new season with a team that hasn’t seen much turnover; new crew chief Andrew Overstreet being far from a stranger; the awareness of his career numbers in the series and how good it has been; being with distance of moving to sixth all-time on the wins list in the series.  

Original music created by Tony Monge. 

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