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Allmendinger on a steady course to the top
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Perhaps no time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history has there been a better example of a competitor’s steady and continuous progress opening a major door than is the case with AJ Allmendinger. The hard charger known as “Dinger” by the media and fans alike was named as the driver for Penske Racing’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Team last month. He is certainly deserving of the opportunity. “We have spent most … Read entire article »
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Penske Racing names AJ Allmendinger as driver of the No. 22 Dodge
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Penske Racing has named AJ Allmendinger as the driver of the team’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Allmendinger, who has competed in the Cup Series since 2007, is coming off a strong season that saw him finish 15th in the series standings while battling for a position in the Chase for the Championship. The 30-year-old native of Los Gatos, Calif., earned one top-five, 10 top-10 and … Read entire article »
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Sprint Cup Teams Test Electronic Fuel Injection At Martinsville Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the third time this month, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams tested Electronic Fuel Injection on track, as 10 cars churned out laps around the .526-mile paper clip layout at Martinsville Speedway Monday. Teams from Roush Fenway Racing, Penske Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, NEMCO Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing and two teams from Stewart-Hass Racing participated in Monday’s session. This marked the third EFI test for … Read entire article »
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Edwards wins Phoenix pole; Chase leaders struggle
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Carl Edwards won his third Coors Light Pole Award of the season Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, and AJ Allmendinger put his car on the front row despite the adversity facing Richard Petty Motorsports. In contrast, the only three drivers with realistic chances to win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick—all had lackluster qualifying efforts in time trials for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 and must come through the field to stake their claims to the series championship. Edwards covered the one-mile distance in 26.395 seconds (136.389 mph), as he, Allmendinger (136.250 mph) and Kurt Busch (136.240 mph) all eclipsed Ryan Newman’s track qualifying record of 135.854 mph (26.499 seconds), set on Nov. 5, 2004. Hamlin, who leads second-place Johnson … Read entire article »
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Allmendinger wins first career NASCAR pole
AVONDALE, Ariz.—AJ Allmendinger described his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole as “a small victory”—with the fervent hope that it leads to something bigger, as in a race win. Allmendinger led a quartet of former open-wheel stars in Friday’s qualifying session for Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. With a lap at 134.675 mph (26.731 seconds), Allmendinger’s No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford edged Scott Speed’s No. 82 Toyota (134.373 mph) for the Coors Light Pole Award. … Read entire article »
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Starting Grid for the Subway Fresh Fit 600
AVONDALE, Ariz.—AJ Allmendinger described his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole as “a small victory” – with the fervent hope that it leads to something bigger, as in a race win. Allmendinger led a quartet of former open-wheel stars in Friday’s qualifying session for Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. Allmendinger edged Scott Speed for the Coors Light Pole Award. The full starting grid: … Read entire article »
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Allmendinger Cited for Driving While Intoxicated – NASCAR Responds
AJ Allmendinger, driver of the no. 44 for Richard Petty Motorsports was arrested early Thursday morning for Driving While Impaired (DWI) by the Mooresville Police Department. Allmendinger was stopped at 1:27 am and had a blood alcohol content of .08, the minimum for arrest in North Carolina. North Carolina law states that anyone who has a BAC of .08 automatically has their drivers license suspended. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
AJ Allmendinger Toyota/Save Mart 350 Preview
STATESVILLE, N.C.— AJ Allmendinger knows he wouldn’t be where he is today in his racing career if it wasn’t for his father Greg Allmendinger. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Allmendinger All aTwitter about Dover
STATESVILLE, N.C.– AJ Allmendinger isn’t one to fall behind the times. The 27-year-old Californian designs his own apparel including his popular black AJ hats. Now he is branching out to embrace the digital age as the Richard Petty Motorsports driver has begun twittering for his fan club members. … Read entire article »
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