Lately, Justin Allgaier’s biggest threat hasn’t been the competition; it’s collisions, some from within his own team. At the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025, Allgaier led a race-high 37 laps, capturing the Stage 2 win in a fierce duel with teammate Connor Zilisch. But a late-race restart on lap 87 proved costly: Kyle Larson’s No. 17 Chevrolet got loose in Turn 2 and clipped Allgaier, sending the No. 7 spinning into the wall and ending his top‑contender run.
Just one week later at the Hy‑Vee PERKS 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 2, the bad luck followed. Connor Zilisch, attempting a bold three-wide move with Ross Chastain and Allgaier on lap 214, broke loose and made contact, sending Chastain into Allgaier and triggering a spin that dropped the latter to P16. Th