Justin Allgaier reflects on his 'unique' time at Roger Penske-owned organization

Reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier recently reflected on his early years in the sport, particularly his beginnings in the Xfinity Series. With a career spanning nearly 17 years in the division, Allgaier has remained a consistent and formidable presence, continuing to showcase his strength and experience season after season.

Allgaier pilots the #7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series. He started his journey in the division in 2008 with Roger Penske-owned Penske Championship Racing, where he secured his first career victory in 2010 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Now, as an established driver in the sport, Justin Allgaier looked back at his early years and shared how having 'good mentors' really helped shape his career. On the most recent episode of the Stacking Pennies podcast, the JRM driver said [32:08 onwards]:

"I had good mentors leading into my career, and then when I got to Penske, it was kind of a unique time at Penske, right? Ryan Newman was kind of going out. Um, still you know huge huge uh fan of Ryan's and what he accomplished in his NASCAR career. Kurt Busch was there, Sam Hornish was there."

Having said that, Allgaier further praised NASCAR veteran Sam Hornish for his help despite competing for the same spot.

"And honestly, Sam Hornish was like even though we kind of ended up having like, we were kind of both going for the same spot there at the end, he still was super open and super helpful," Justin Allgaier added.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s championship-winning driver has secured 28 wins in his Xfinity Series career and finished in the top 10 nearly 300 times. His latest victory came at Nashville Superspeedway, where he secured his third trip to victory lane this season.

Justin Allgaier is currently at the top of the leaderboard with a 92-point gap from Austin Hill, who sits in P2.

"I don't know what the long-term of that looks like": Justin Allgaier considers trading NASCAR career for family

NASCAR drivers compete almost every weekend from February through November. Their week is consumed by races, preparations, strategy meetings, and media commitments. This demanding schedule takes up a significant portion of their time, often keeping them away from family and personal life.

In a recent conversation with NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace, Justin Allgaier expressed his desire to be present as his daughters, Harper and Willow, grow up.

"I just don't know what the long term of that looks like. I feel like, for me, my kids are growing up — I'm watching them grow up, I'm watching them get older. I don't want to miss it, you know? I don't want to not be there for it." Allgaier said [11:44 onwards].

"I still love the sport. I still love what I do — I wouldn't change it for the world. But I also feel like there's a lot of other stuff that I can accomplish in this world outside of being behind the wheel," he added

Catch the JR Motorsports driver in action next at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on June 14 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The Xfinity Series race in Mexico will be available on the CW Network.