AJ Allmendinger
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Anthony James "AJ" Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981 in Los Gatos , California ) is an American automobile racing driver .
He won the Atlantic Championship in 2003 . From 2004 to 2006 he competed in the Champ Car . There a third place in the 2006 season was his best overall placement. Allmendinger has been competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup since 2007 . He achieved his best overall result in 2011 when he was 15th. In 2013 he also took part in some races in the IndyCar Series .
In 2012 Allmendinger won the Daytona 24-hour race .
Career
Beginnings in motorsport (1990-2003)
Allmendinger began his motorsport career at the age of eight in midget car racing. A little later he gained experience in karting . Among other things, he won two IKF Grand National Championships.
In 2001, Allmendinger in the single-seater racing and was immediately second in the Formula Dodge National Championship . He also took part in three races in the Barber Dodge Pro Series . After competing in New Zealand's Formula Ford in winter , Allmendinger contested the entire Barber Dodge Pro Series season in 2002. He won six out of ten races and only missed the podium in one race. With 189 to 119 points, he prevailed against Rafael Sperafico and won the championship.
In 2003 Allmendinger received a cockpit in the Atlantic Championship at RuSPORT . He won seven of twelve races and was the overall winner with 201 to 175 points ahead of Ryan Dalziel .
Champ Car (2004-2006)
In 2004 Allmendinger stayed with RuSPORT and received a cockpit in the Champ Car series. He became a teammate of Michel Jourdain jr. who had finished third overall in the preseason. In the seventh race in Vancouver , he achieved his first podium finish with a third place. In the further course of the season he repeated this result at the season finale in Mexico City . Allmendinger finished the season as sixth overall and thus prevailed against Jourdain. Allmendinger was named Rookie of the Year . 2005 joined Justin Wilson , the second-best rookie last year to RuSPORT and was Allmendinger's teammate. Allmendinger took second place four times and third place once. In the drivers' championship he improved to fifth place, but internally lost to Wilson, who was third.
In early 2006, Allmendinger took part in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Michael Shank Racing at the Daytona 24-hour race . He reached second place together with his teammates Oswaldo Negri , Mark Patterson and Justin Wilson. Allmendinger then began the 2006 Champ Car season at RuSPORT. He finished third in the first four races, while Wilson finished second three times over the same period. After the fourth race, Allmendinger was replaced by Cristiano da Matta at RuSPORT and immediately switched to Forsythe Racing , where he replaced Mario Domínguez . Since Domínguez da Mattas received the cockpit, there was a cockpit swap between three drivers. Allmendinger achieved his first Champ Car victory on his debut for Forsythe in Portland . In the subsequent races in Cleveland and Toronto , he won again. In the further course of the season he decided two more races in Denver and Road America . Allmendinger, who was in second place overall before the last race with no title chances, was replaced by Buddy Rice for the season finale . This enabled Wilson to overtake him in the drivers' championship and Allmendinger was third overall.
NASCAR (since 2006)
NASCAR debut with Team Red Bull (2006–2008)
In the second half of 2006 Allmendinger made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series . He took part in three races for Bill Davis Racing and achieved fifth place as the best result. In addition, Allmendinger 2006 should start in two races of the highest NASCAR division, the Nextel Cup , for the Red Bull team . Its debut was planned for the Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , but qualifying was canceled due to rain and the starting grid was determined based on the owner's points. Since his team was outside the top 43 in this ranking at this point, Allmendinger failed to qualify. When Dickies 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway also not succeeded to qualify.
In 2007 Allmendinger was a full-time driver for Team Red Bull in the NASCAR Nextel Cup. However, he failed to qualify in 19 of 36 races. Due to the poor placement of his team in the owner's points rating, this was synonymous with non-qualification. Allmendinger made his first start in the Nextel Cup in the fifth race, the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway , which he finished in 40th. With a 15th place as the best result, he finished 43rd at the end of the championship. In order to gain more NASCAR experience, Allmendinger took part in selected races in the other divisions. In the Busch Series he started for Chip Ganassi Racing in seven races. A 13th place was his best result. In the Craftsman Truck Series, he achieved his first podium finish in a NASCAR series with a second place in nine races for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports .
In 2008 Allmendinger initially kept his cockpit with Team Red Bull in the highest NASCAR class, which was called Sprint Cup from this season on . He failed in the first three races to qualify and was then replaced by Mike Skinner for five races . In the ninth race, the Aaron's 499 on the Talladega Superspeedway , he returned to his cockpit. He qualified for every race and reached the top 10 twice with a tenth and ninth place. Since his performance did not meet expectations, Allmendinger was again replaced by Skinner at Team Red Bull after the 29th race. Allmendinger then completed one race for Michael Waltrip Racing and five races for Gillett Evernham Motorsports , for which he always qualified. However, he did not succeed in another top 10 placement. In addition, Allmendinger 2008 took part in one race each of the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. In addition to his NASCAR involvement, Allmendinger competed in the Daytona 24-hour race in 2007 and 2008.
Full-time in the Sprint Cup with Richard Petty Motorsports (2009-2011)
In 2009 Allmendinger switched to Richard Petty Motorsports within the Sprint Cup . At the season opener, the Daytona 500 , he achieved his first podium finish in the Sprint Cup with a third place. In the course of the season he finished in the top 10 in five other races. Allmendinger finished the season in 24th place in the drivers' standings. In 2009 Allmendinger caused negative headlines when a police check found him to have a blood alcohol content of 0.8 per mille. The drunk driving had no effect on his motorsport career.
In 2010 Allmendinger stayed with Richard Petty Motorsports. With a fourth place as the best placement, eight top 10 placements and one pole position , he was 19th overall at the end of the season. In 2011 Allmendinger contested his third Sprint Cup season for Richard Petty Motorsports. He made it into the top 10 ten times and improved to 15th place in the championship, which was his best overall ranking to date.
In addition, Allmendinger competed in the Daytona 24-hour race in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He finished seventh in each of the last two years.
Change to Penske and doping ban (2012)
2012 began for Allmendinger with a victory in the Daytona 24-hour race. Starting for Michael Shank Racing w / Curb-Agajanian , he won the race together with his teammates Oswaldo Negri, John Pew and Justin Wilson. In the Sprint Cup, Allmendinger switched to Penske Racing for the 2012 season . At Goody's Fast Relief 500 on Martinsville Speedway , he achieved his best Sprint Cup placement to date with a second place.
At the beginning of June, before the 18th race of the season, the Coke Zero 400 , Allmendinger was suspended from NASCAR due to a positive doping test . His Penske cockpit was given to Sam Hornish Jr. In Allmendinger A sample from the previous race, the Quaker State 400 , were Amphetamine detected. In an initial statement, Allmendinger denied taking prohibited substances. The examination of the B-sample confirmed the result, so that Allmendinger was blocked indefinitely by NASCAR and released without notice by Penske. To lift the ban, Allmendinger embarked on a so-called Road to Recovery program. Allmendinger later admitted to taking the prescription drug Adderall , a drug used to treat ADHD , once .
In mid-September, NASCAR lifted Allmendinger's ban after successfully completing the Road to Recovery program. Allmendinger returned to the Sprint Cup in mid-October. After Dale Earnhardt Jr. Was absent due to an injury, he was replaced by Regan Smith . Smith left a free cockpit at Phoenix Racing , which Allmendinger received. After two races for Phoenix Racing, Smith, who was without a cockpit after Earnhardt's recovery, was originally supposed to replace Allmendinger. However, Allmendinger had made such a good impression on his team that he was allowed to contest two more races for Phoenix Racing before he was replaced by Smith. His best result for Phoenix Racing was a 24th place. Allmendinger was 32nd in the Sprint Cup driver standings.
Part-time Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series wins, IndyCar Series debut (2013)
At the beginning of 2013, Allmendinger again took part in the Daytona 24-hour race for Michael Shank Racing. Together with Marcos Ambrose , Negri, Pew and Wilson, he reached third place. Since irregularities in the engine were found after the race, the team and all drivers were deprived of their prize money and points. Third place remained for them in the list of results.
In the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup, Allmendinger competed in nine races each for Phoenix Racing and JTG Daugherty Racing . He completed half a season with it. With a tenth place as the best result, he finished the season in 35th place. He also took part in two Nationwide Series road circuit races for Penske Racing. He decided both for himself. It was his first victory in a NASCAR series.
In addition, Allmendinger returned to formula racing in 2013 . He was given the opportunity to do Indycar test drives at Team Penske. Shortly afterwards, Penske signed him for two races. In the course of the season, more races were added to his schedule, so that he started a total of six races. Allmendinger made his IndyCar Series debut at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama , where he finished in 19th place. He achieved his best placement of the season at the Indianapolis 500 , where he started from fifth place in seventh place.
Full-time in the Sprint Cup with JTG Daugherty Racing (2014)
In 2014 , Allmendinger received a full-time cockpit at JTG Daugherty Racing in a Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. After he had already reached the top 10 three times, he won his first Sprint Cup race at the 22nd race of the season, the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen in Watkins Glen . It was also the first victory of his racing team. After the 22nd race, he finished 24th overall.
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the Atlantic Championship
| season | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | rank |
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| 2003 | RuSport | MTY 8 |
LBH 1 |
MIL 3 |
LS 1 |
POR 4 |
CLE 1 |
GATE 1 |
TRR 1 |
MDO 17 |
MTL 1 |
THE 1 |
MIA 11 |
201 | 1. |
Individual results in the Champ Car series
| season | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | Points | rank |
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| 2004 | RuSPORT | LBH 12 |
MTY 17 |
MIL 5 |
POR 6 |
CLE 6 |
GATE 11 |
VAN 3 |
ROA 13 |
THE 5 |
MTL 5 |
LAG 15 |
LAS 6 |
SUR 6 |
MEX 3 |
229 | 6th |
| 2005 | RuSPORT | LBH 8 |
MTY 10 |
MIL 2 |
POR 5 |
CLE 2 |
GATE 12 |
EDM 14 * |
SJO 17 |
THE 3 |
MTL 9 |
LAS 13 |
Sur 2 |
MEX 2 |
227 | 5. | |
| 2006 | RuSPORT | LBH 16 |
HOU 8 |
MTY 3 |
MIL 4 |
MEX |
285 | 3. | |||||||||
| Forsythe Racing | POR 1 * |
CLE 1 * |
GATE 1 * |
EDM 3 |
SJO 7 |
DEN 1 * |
MTL 17 |
ROA 1 |
Sur 16 |
Individual results in the IndyCar Series
| year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | Points | rank |
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| 2013 | Team Penske | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY | DET | TXS | Mil | IOW | POC | GOAL | MDO | SNM | BAL | HOU | HAIRDRYER | 79 | 27. | |||
| 19th | 23 | 7 ° 5 | 25th | 25th | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Web links
- Official website of AJ Allmendinger (English)
- Career statistics from AJ Allmendinger (English)
- Driver statistics on racing-reference.info
- Profile of AJ Allmendinger at champcarstats.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Biography". (No longer available online.) Ajallmendinger.com, archived from the original on October 17, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Pete Fink: "The Allmendinger Drama: What Happens Now?" Motorsport-Total.com, July 9, 2012, accessed on April 5, 2013 .
- ^ Janelle Jalbert: “NASCAR Driver AJ Allmendinger Arrested for Drunk Driving”. bleacherreport.com, October 29, 2009, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Allmendinger blocked - Hornish drives in Daytona". Motorsport-Total.com, July 8, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Pete Fink: "Allmendinger: They were amphetamines". Motorsport-Total.com, July 26, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Allmendinger breaks his silence". Motorsport-Total.com, July 11, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Allmendinger positive again: Was that it?" Motorsport-Total.com, July 25, 2012, accessed on April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Penske fires Allmendinger!" Motorsport-Total.com, August 1, 2012, accessed on April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Allmendinger: Does one pill ruin a career?" Motorsport-Total.com, August 7, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ^ Mario Fritzsche: "Allmendinger back in business". Motorsport-Total.com, September 19, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Allmendinger Comeback in Charlotte". Motorsport-Total.com, October 11, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Phoenix divides cockpit". Motorsport-Total.com, October 24, 2012, accessed April 5, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "The Engine: Shank Is Disqualified". Motorsport-Total.com, February 1, 2013, accessed April 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Mario Fritzsche: "Preview Phoenix: The Gen6 for the first time in a one-mile oval". Motorsport-Total.com, March 1, 2013, accessed April 6, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Mario Fritsche: "Allmendinger and his double 'last chance'". Motorsport-Total.com, March 29, 2013, accessed April 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Officially: Allmendinger drives IndyCars again". Motorsport-Total.com, March 8, 2013, accessed April 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: "JTG: Last chance for Allmendinger?" Motorsport-Total.com, January 28, 2014, accessed on August 14, 2014 .
- ^ "AJ Allmendinger's win at Watkins Glen gives JTG Daugherty Racing the spotlight". foxnews.com, August 13, 2014, accessed August 14, 2014 .
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| SURNAME | Allmendinger, AJ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allmendinger, Anthony James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Gatos , California , United States |