KANSAS CITY, Kan. — JR Motorsports returned to a familiar place last Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway — victory lane.
And though he didn’t win the race — teammate Connor Zilisch did the honors in a double-duty role — JRM driver Justin Allgaier continued to rake in cash as the winner of the first Dash 4 Cash event of the season.
Allgaier, the runaway O’Reilly Auto Parts Series leader, finished fourth at Thunder Valley, highest among the four eligible Dash 4 Cash drivers. He’ll try for a second straight $100,000 bonus in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.
The prize at Bristol was Allgaier’s eighth in 24 tries, most all-time. At Kansas Speedway, he’ll face off against Sheldon Creed, Carson Kvapil and Brent Crews — none of whom has ever won a Dash 4 Cash bonus—with the highest finisher among them taking home the $100,000 prize.
“We’ve been really solid at Kansas over the last few years, and I know that that will be the case again this weekend,” said Allgaier, whose career-best finish in 16 Kansas starts is a second in 2022.
“Andrew (Overstreet, crew chief) and all the guys on this BRANDT Professional Agriculture team have done such a tremendous job all season long and I feel like we have a really good chance to not only come away with the Dash 4 Cash, but to also race for the win on Saturday night.
“This is a place we’ve come close at before. We just need to go out and execute, and I feel like we will be in a great position at the end.”
JRM, which has won six of the last seven races, has a significant streak on the line. The organization has placed at least one car in the top 10 in 66 consecutive races, second only to RFK Racing’s inactive string of 79.
In his first full-time season, Corey Day has a streak of his own, having posted top-10 finishes in eight consecutive races.
JRM has beefed up its lineup for this race with the addition of full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron in the No. 88 Chevrolet.
Recent results at the track, however, have mitigated against the Chevrolet teams. Toyota drivers have won seven of the last eight O’Reilly Series races at the track—including the last three—with series regular Brandon Jones taking the checkered flag from the pole in last year’s event.
Jones is a three-time winner in that eight-race span.
Cup driver Cole Custer also is entered in Saturday’s race for his second of five scheduled starts with SS Greenlight Racing. Custer finished second to Aric Almirola in his last O’Reilly Series start at Kansas (2024).
