The last time Justin Allgaier and Ron Fellows were on a NASCAR Nationwide Series road course, both thought they had wins in the bag.
In June at Road America, Allgaier was leading on the last lap – a caution lap no less – but ran out of gas before being able to cross the finish line. During that same caution, Fellows was penalized for passing the leader – Sorenson – under yellow. Believing he was on the way to a win, he instead was crushed to learn he had been placed back into his original position – second – after the checkered flag.
Needless to say, both drivers might be experiencing a bit of “road rage” upon their arrival at Watkins Glen.
Fellows has three series wins at The Glen, which ties Marcos Ambrose for second all-time behind Terry Labonte’s four. But he hasn’t won there since 2001. Fellows also is tied for the most series poles there, with two. He has one win for JR Motorsports, a victory two years ago at Montreal.
Allgaier has a three-pronged reason for road-course revenge: In order to stay in the championship race, he needs a solid finish. He’s currently fifth, 83 points behind leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Also, he’d like to improve upon his Watkins Glen finishes – 34th last season due to engine failure, and 17th in his 2009 series track debut.
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