'Most Popular' NASCAR Driver Set to Make TV Show Cameo on Monday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Thomas Carelli | Last updated Mar 30, 2026 3:38 PM ET

Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports is making a cameo tonight on The CW show, "Wild Cards." Since NASCAR partnered with The CW in 2025, it has expanded the partnership to feature NASCAR alongside one of The CW's hit shows to jointly market both products. The CW only airs races for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, so, of course, they feature the series' top driver in Allgaier.

Allgaier will make his cameo appearance in Season 3, Episode 8 of Wild Cards, titled "The Hostage Always Rings Twice." In the online clip, we see characters ask whether anyone knows an athlete. Another key character states that her brother works on the pit crew for Justin Allgaier's No. 7 team. We then see that brother phoned, and off we go with the NASCAR cameo.

We will not spoil the rest of the episode, so you will have to watch it yourself. The new episode will be on The CW channel tonight, Monday, March 30, at 8:00 PM ET.

Justin Allgaier Makes a Unique TV Show Cameo

#54 CW Sports Toyota, on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

In 2025, NASCAR partnered with The CW to feature new races, plus qualifying and practice, for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. They have generally done a great job and set new marks for viewership. Previously, the series was aired on Fox Sports and NBC/USA Network.

As it stands, Allgaier is the clear most popular driver in that series. In fact, Allgaier won the literal 'Most Popular Driver' award in 2025.

Wild Cards is the best show that The CW has going on cable television right now. The show has a 7.2/10 rating on IMDb. It has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' and 84% on the 'Popcornmeter'.

To effectively intertwine the two leading audiences on the channel, Wild Cards seems to have intentionally tied NASCAR into one of its episodes. In tonight's episode, Wild Cards comes to Phoenix Raceway for a cameo of Justin Allgaier and one of his make-up pit crew members for the show itself.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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