“You know Joe will be happy that we brought home a Dash 4 Cash.. he always hopes we can bring one of those back and like I said, it’ll definitely help with the budget for you know moving on into the rest of the season,” Allgaier said, discussing the possibility of winning the $1 million through the Dash 4 Cash programme.
Allgaier is arguably one of the most competitive drivers on the O’Reilly field right now. This season alone, he has managed to win three races and has so far raised $800,000 through the programme. But as he is on the way to win the million-dollar prize, Allgaier might end up giving it back to Dale Jr’s team, after all, it will only help in their betterment.
“I need to work on my contract the next time around to get a little more of that Dash 4 Cash money,” he said. “But to think about that and to think about you know how many men and women they work at our top because that is as affected, how many tools and resources that is provided for us to do what we did tonight[…] I feel like our company as a whole does are really good job of… using the budgets that we have.”
Justin Allgaier had frustrations with the handling of his car at the end of the race, which kept him from winning. Yet, he scored his eighth Dash 4 Cash win.
So will he get $1 million?
He doesn’t know, but “maybe I need to work on my contract the next time around.” pic.twitter.com/ol7RYdAHSw— John Newby (@JohnNewby_) April 12, 2026
As mentioned, Allgaier has been at the top of his game this season. This has been rather impressive, especially considering that he had been doing a double duty in the Cup Series, replacing Alex Bowman, who wasn’t cleared to race in the last three races. However, that changes at Bristol.
Justin Allgaier to dedicate himself completely to Dale Jr’s operation as the double-duty nightmare ends
Bowman had been experiencing vertigo symptoms in the past couple of weekends and was not cleared to race. Hendrick Motorsports then picked Allgaier to replace him. Understandably, this became a major hurdle for Dale Jr’s driver. In one of the earlier interviews, he revealed the high workload he was sharing in both the O’Reilly Auto Parts and the Cup Series, considering just how different the racing was in both series.
This was supposed to continue for the Bristol weekend as well; however, Bowman has now been cleared to race.
“It’s been tough being out of the car, but we all wanted to make sure I was 100% ready before returning,” Bowman said in a statement. “I feel really good, and I’m excited about being at the track with my team and getting back to racing.”
While this was a massive opportunity for Justin Allgaier, it could’ve hampered his performance with JR Motorsports. However, he managed to perform well in the NOAPS, clinching race wins, too. While the Bristol weekend wasn’t the most competitive, considering the runs he has had so far this season, he still finished within the top five.
His performance is certainly to be praised, but at the same time, the resources that Dale Jr has provided him with have helped the team to make the most out of the car.
