On Monday following the final race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, Justin Allgaier walked into JR Motorsports’ headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., expecting a typical “what we needed to do in the offseason” meeting. JR Motorsports was shaking things ups, more so for Allgaier then anyone else. That meant a seven-year run with Jason Burdett as Allgaier’s crew chief was over. “We all have to be on board with this, right?” Allgaier paraphrased. So who did Allgaier turn to as one chapter in his career ended? Jim Pohlman was Allgaier’s crew chief in 2008 when the then 22-year-old racer earned the ARCA championship. “As a driver, it’s kind of like my relationship with my wife in a lot of ways,” Allgaier explained.

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