Justin Allgaier
The Xfinity Series regular started and finished third in the fourth modified feature Tuesday night (Feb. 7) at Volusia Speedway Park. Allgaier finished that up on Wednesday night with a second-place finish that was as strong as any seen during Speedweeks, besting Drake Troutman to secure the runner-up spot.
Allgaier won the first Last Chance Showdown Friday night to qualify for the $5,000-to-win modified “Big Gator” feature. Allgaier would turn heads in that feature, going from 19th to a fifth-place finish.
Steve Arpin
The former ARCA Racing Series regular had an up-and-down modified campaign at Volusia, scoring a DNF in Tuesday’s fifth feature but following that up with a fourth-place finish in his Wednesday event. Arpin parked his machine early in his Thursday feature that was rescheduled for Friday after suffering a flat tire in the lap 1 incident that red-flagged the race.
Arpin scratched from his scheduled Last Chance Qualifier later on Friday night.
Alex Bowman
The Cup Series regular endured a rough week of sprint car competition that saw him fail to qualify for all four features run during the week. Bowman’s week started hot when he took quick time in All-Star Circuit of Champions qualifying Tuesday, but it was not to be, as Bowman dropped three spots in his heat race, then dropped more in the B-main and missed the show.
Bowman failed to qualify for the ASCoC feature Wednesday night as a backmarker in both his heat race and B-main, then Thursday came up one spot short of a transfer in both his heat race and Last Chance Showdown in World of Outlaws competition. Friday was yet another example of the night being over before it started, with Bowman jumping the cushion on the opening lap of his heat race.
Fortunately, Bowman’s tide turned with the move to East Bay Raceway Park Monday night, as Bowman took fast time in qualifying, won the Dash and finished sixth in the feature event.
Matt Crafton
The Truck Series regular finished second in his modified feature at Volusia on Tuesday, though he never was able to seriously challenge Troutman for that race win. Crafton continued racking up top 10s, finishing sixth in his Wednesday feature and eighth in his rain-delayed Thursday event.
Crafton transferred into Friday’s Big Gator via his heat race and finished ninth.
Stewart Friesen
The Truck Series regular opened the center-drive modified season with a bang, winning the…
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