No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200
August 18, 2012
Starts Poles Wins Top-Fives Top-10′s DNFs Avg. Start Avg. Finish
3 0 0 0 2 1 24.3 17.7
No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet News and Notes
Weekend Rewind: Watkins Glen - Justin Allgaier and the BRANDT team took to the 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen with hopes of continuing the momentum they had been building through the summer months. The weather threatened to dampen their plans, but moved out of the Finger Lake region of New York in time for the 82-lap race on Saturday. After running in the top-15 for the majority of the event, leading one lap and surviving an exciting finish, Allgaier brought home another top-10 finish for the BRANDT team, scoring a ninth-place result. Allgaier gained four points on the leader in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) point standings, but remains fifth, 74 points back from first.
Allgaier at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – Even though he’s gaining experience at road courses, Allgaier has made only three starts at the 2.71-mile road course in Montreal, Quebec. In those starts, he has claimed two top-10 finishes with an average starting spot of 24.3, coupled with an average finish of 17.7. Allgaier’s highest finish came in last season’s event, where he took the checkers in the eighth spot.
Welcome Alex Tagliani – Turner Motorsports welcomes Montreal-native, Alex Tagliani to the seat of the No. 30 Chevrolet this weekend in Montreal. Allgaier hopes to lean on the knowledge of his new teammate this weekend, as Tagliani is very familiar with his hometown track and nearly took the win in last season’s event.
Let’s Head to City Hall – Allgaier will join NNS Director Joe Balash in making an appearance at Montreal City Hall alongside NAPA Auto Parts race promoter François Dumontier and the Mayor of Montreal, Gérald Tremblay. Allgaier will be on hand to sign the City “Gold” Book as well as be available for interviews.
This Week’s Impala - This weekend, Allgaier will drive TMS-302 in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. This is the same car Allgaier drove to a 10th-place finish earlier in the season at Road America after starting seventh.
Allgaier on returning to Montreal:
“I always enjoy the opportunity we have to come up to Montreal and race. There is a ton of history at this track, and the city is beautiful. We always know that there will be a ton of fans out to cheer us on as well! I feel like our road course program is stronger than ever this year and the BRANDT team has been reaping the benefits of that with the finishes we’ve had. Not only that, but I know with Jimmy (Elledge, crew chief) on top of the pit box, we have a great mind when it comes to fuel strategy. I’d really like to finish off our year at the road courses with a solid finish, and I think we can do that this weekend in Montreal.”
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- Turner Motorsports Press Release
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