Justin Allgaier will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro in 2016 in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, JR Motorsports announced Wednesday. The team will also enter into a multiyear partnership with BRANDT.
Allgaier currently sits in the No. 51 Chevrolet SS for HScott Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series and hasn’t driven in the XFINITY Series since 2013. In 174 career XFINITY Series starts, Allgaier has three wins, 84 top 10s and four poles.
“JR Motorsports is privileged to bring BRANDT and Justin back into the XFINITY Series,” said Kelley Earnhardt Miller, general manager of JRM, in a team press release. “Much like JRM, BRANDT is also a family business that prides itself on being an industry leader. We’re excited to give both BRANDT and Justin a renewed avenue for success and look forward to what lies ahead in 2016 and beyond.”
Allgaier will replace Regan Smith, who has piloted the No. 7 full-time for the past three seasons and finished second in the XFINITY Series standings in 2014.
Allgaier will join a JRM team that also includes Elliott Sadler, who is taking over for Sprint Cup-bound Chase Elliott.
JRM will also field a third full-time XFIINITY car, the No. 88, that will be driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Elliott, among others.