Spencer Gallagher No. 23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet Impala SS Talladega Superspeedway Pre-Race Report

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No. 23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet Impala SS – Spencer Gallagher heads to the high-banked 2.66-mile tri-oval of Talladega Superspeedway for this weekends ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250. Friday’s race is the fourth of 21 scheduled events on the 2013 schedule. Gallagher Motorsports has prepared chassis No. 005, a RHE (Ronnie Hopkins Enterprises) Chevrolet Impala SS, which was last raced at Daytona International Speedway in February to a third-place finish by Coulter Motorsports.

 

Special Guest at the Team Chevy Stage – Race fans at Talladega Superspeedway can stop by the main midway to see Gallagher at the Team Chevy Stage on Friday, May 3, from 11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. Central Time. Gallagher will be participating in a fan question-and-answer session along with an autograph session with fellow Chevrolet driver Ricky Ehrgott.

 

Talladega 2012 – Gallagher has made one start at the Talladega, Ala., facility during the 2012 ARCA Racing Series. The Las Vegas, Nev., native started the event 13th, but lost drafting help in the final laps, relegating him to a 19th-place finish.

 

Meet the Driver and Crew – ARCA Racing Series officials will open up the garage area from 12 – 1 p.m. Central Time Friday, May 3. Fans are encouraged to take a walk through the typically restricted area to discover some of the inner workings of a race weekend. Gallagher, along with his Gallagher Motorsports crew, will be available to meet with the fans behind the No. 23 Allegiant Air semi transporter.

 

Riding the Momentum: Salem Speedway – Gallagher and the No. 23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet finished second in the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway Sunday afternoon. After spending most of the race battling the leader, Gallagher took over first place on lap 193. Gallagher took the white flag in the lead, but Tom Hessert with four fresh tires was able to squeeze by coming to the checkered. Gallagher led a total of 10 laps (193-202) and earned a career high second-place finish.

 

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