The reigning NASCAR Xfinity series champ Justin Allgaier visited the Illinois state capital in Springfield on Tuesday to have a day officially named after him.

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No, a day of the week isn’t being relabeled “Justin”. November 9th moving forward will be referred to as Justin Allgaier Day in Illinois.

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Allgaier is from Riverton, Illinois and officially won the NASCAR Xfinity Championship last November 9th.

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Justin is letting it ride. He is currently atop the Xfinity standings this season with 2 victories and 6 top five finishes, and has a 71 point lead on second place Sam Mayer already. Allgaier finished top ten at Daytona in the NASCAR Cup series.

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When Allgaier was 16 he made his semi-pro debut in the ARCA Re/Max series racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds track in 2003.

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