Justin Allgaier finished third in the Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway on Thursday.
Allgaier’s top five finish, the first time he has achieved that result this year, added 48 points to his season total.
Allgaier started in 10th position and led nine laps in the race, holding the lead a total of three times. The 11th-year driver has collected 11 career victories, with 85 top-five finishes and 177 results inside the top 10.
The third place result for Allgaier marks the second time he has finished in the top five at Darlington Raceway and his sixth top 10.
The Riverton, Illinois native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting one spot higher than his career mark of 11.3 and completing the race 10 places ahead of his 13.1 career average finish.
Allgaier’s third-place finish came against a field of 39 drivers. The race endured five cautions and 28 caution laps. There were 11 lead changes.
Chase Briscoe secured the win in the race, followed by Kyle Busch in the No. 2 spot. Behind Allgaier’s third-place finish, Austin Cindric brought home fourth, and Noah Gragson finished off the top five.
After Gragson won the first stage, Busch drove the No. 54 car to victory in Stage 2.
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