Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Chevy Camaro beat the No. 2 Camaro of Sheldon
Creed across the line by just 0.032 seconds at Martinsville Speedway on October 28th,
propelling Allgaier into the Championship 4 while Creed walked away disappointed.
The two competitors bashed doors and traded paint on the last lap, flashing beneath
heckered flag neck-and-neck while smoke poured from the race cars due to the contact
“Both of those guys kept telling me, ‘It’s not over,'” Allgaier said of spotter Eddie
D’Hondt and crew chief Jim Pohlman in the closing laps. “Coming to the start/finish line,
I don’t think I saw a single person sitting down. I was just hanging on…
Allgaier will race for the 2023 Xfinity Series title alongside Cole Custer, driver of the No
00 Ford Mustang; John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra;
Meanwhile, Creed’s fate was likely sealed from contact with his teammate, the No. 21
Camaro of Austin Hill, which damaged both race cars enough to negatively affect