Spencer Gallagher No. 23 Allegiant Chevrolet Camaro Kentucky Recap

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Spencer Gallagher and the No. 23 Allegiant Chevrolet crossed the finish line in 13th-place in the Alsco 300 on Saturday afternoon at Kentucky Speedway. Gallagher qualified 14th for the 200 lap event, which was originally scheduled for Friday night but was postponed until Saturday afternoon due to rain. 

Gallagher was battling with loose conditions in the beginning of the race while working through traffic. The Las Vegas native worked within the top-15 until being moved out of the groove, causing him to drop as far back as the 20th position but moved up into the 18th position when the competition caution occurred on lap 25. Gallagher did not pit and moved up to restart in the 11th position. Gallagher finished 13th at the end of the stage on lap 45. Crew chief Joey Cohen called Gallagher to pit road on lap 47 for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment restarting 16th on lap 51.

Gallagher raced within the top-20 until breaking into the top-15 on lap 70. The 27-year-old reported back to the team that he was struggling with being tight center off of turn four. He reached the 13th position at the end of stage two on lap 90. Cohen called Gallagher to pit road on lap 93 for four tires, fuel, and a track bar adjustment, restarting 13th on lap 99.

 
Gallagher was running in the top-15 when a caution occurred on lap 130. Gallagher visited pit road on lap 131 for four tires, fuel, and a track bar adjustment to help the tight conditions. Restarting 13th on lap 136. The final caution of the day was on lap 168, Gallagher said he needed better center rotation and came to pit road a final time on lap 169 for four tires, fuel and another track bar adjustment, restarting in the 17th position on lap 172. Gallagher raced back into the top-15 on lap 175 and continued to move through the field until reaching the 13th position on lap 194, where he remained until he crossed the start-finish line on lap 200. 

 

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“We had a really strong Allegiant Chevy this weekend. We didn’t get as much practice time as we hoped for but we made really strong gains during that lone practice session and the race that we can take with us and build on. We really needed a solid weekend after the bad luck we have been having lately. I can’t say enough about my crew guys and how hard they work to give me some fast cars. I hope we can carry this momentum into Loudon this weekend.”

 

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