A. J. Allmendinger
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| Born: | April 12, 1981 | |
| Birthplace: | Los Gatos, California | |
| Achievements: | 2-time IKF Champion
2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series Champion 2003 Champ Car Atlantic Champion |
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| Awards: | 2004 Champ Car World Series Rookie of the Year | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #84 - Team Red Bull | |
| Best Cup Position: | 43rd - 2007 (Nextel Cup Series) | |
| First Race: | 2007 Food City 500 (Bristol) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| First Race: | 2007 Camping World 300 (California) | |
| Last Race: | 2007 Ford 300 (Homestead) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| Best NCTS Position: | 34th - 2007 (Craftsman Truck Series) | |
| First Race: | 2006 Sylvania 200 (New Hampshire) | |
| Last Race: | 2008 San Bernardino County 200 (Auto Club) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Statistics current as of May 13, 2008. | ||
Anthony James Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981, in Los Gatos, California) attended Leigh High School and is an American racecar driver. He currently drives the #84 for Team Red Bull in NASCAR.
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[edit] Racing career
[edit] Early career
He started his career in karts. He won two International Karting Federation Grand National championships. [1]
Allmendinger won the Barber Dodge Pro Series championship in 2002, and the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2003 with Carl Russo's RuSport team.
[edit] Champ Car
In 2004 they entered the Champ Car World Series, with Michel Jourdain Jr. joining Allmendinger. He generally outperformed the experienced Mexican, scoring a run of 6 top-6 finishes towards the end of the season, winning the Roshfrans Rookie-of-the-Year award ahead of Justin Wilson. Wilson joined the team for 2005, and both drivers have been in regular contention for podium finishes.
On June 9, 2006, RuSport announced that Allmendinger would be replaced by 2002 CART champion Cristiano da Matta. However, he did not remain unemployed long, as Forsythe Championship Racing hired him on June 14, 2006. In the interim, he became engaged to Lynne Kushnirenko, a Canadian model and chiropractor.
On June 18, 2006, Allmendinger won the Grand Prix of Portland in his first race with Forsythe Championship Racing. Allmendinger became the first American to win a Champ Car World Series event since Ryan Hunter-Reay won at The Milwaukee Mile in 2004.
On June 25, 2006, Allmendinger won the Grand Prix of Cleveland from the pole in a hectic race that saw two-time CART champ and points leader Sébastien Bourdais, teammate Paul Tracy, former teammate Justin Wilson, Dan Clarke and former seatholder Mario Dominguez eliminated during the race.
He continued his winning streak by winning his third consecutive race at the Grand Prix of Toronto on July 9, 2006. He started second after Wilson bested Allmendinger's time in the last lap of the event's final qualifying session. The victory moved Allmendinger into second place in the CCWS championship standings, behind leader Bourdais.
He chalked up his fourth and fifth wins of the season at Denver and Road America. He left Champ Car to accept a lucrative offer from NASCAR Team Red Bull.
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| Nationality |  American |
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| Champ Car # | - | ||
| Current team | - | ||
| Race starts | 39 | ||
| Series Championships | 0 | ||
| Wins | 5 | ||
| Podium finishes | 14 | ||
| Pole positions | 2 | ||
| First Champ Car race | 2004 Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||
| Last Champ Car race | 2006 Lexmark Indy 300 | edit | |
[edit] NASCAR
Allmendinger made his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series driving for Bill Davis Racing at New Hampshire International Speedway on September 16 2006[2] [3]. He crashed his primary truck in qualifying but started the race 32nd and finished on the lead lap in 13th. He also competed at Talladega Superspeedway in October with a finish of 5th. In his 3rd career truck series start, he qualified in 2nd place at Atlanta.
It was announced on October 24, 2006 that Allmendinger would drive the NEXTEL Cup #84 Team Red Bull Toyota Camry in 2007.
Allmendinger attempted his first NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event at Atlanta in October 2006 driving the Team Red Bull entry, however, due to qualifying being rained out, a lack of owner's points prevented Allmendinger from making the race. He also attempted to make the race at Texas Motor Speedway, failing to qualify again, however.
Allmendinger failed to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 after a crash in the first Gatorade Duel race. He also failed to qualify for the California, Las Vegas, and Atlanta races. Allmendinger finished 40th his first Nextel Cup start at the Food City 500 at Bristol, and as the season progressed, Allmendinger made a handful of races, predominantly in the "Car of Tomorrow". To assist him in the transition to stock cars, he participated in selected Craftsman Truck Series races for Toyota for the Darrell Waltrip Motorsports organization and the #42 Chip Ganassi Dodge in the Busch Series.
Allmendinger failed to qualify for the 2008 Daytona 500. After three failures to qualify in 3 attempts, he was replaced by veteran driver Mike Skinner on a temporary basis. Allmendinger returned to the Cup series at Talladega. On May 17, 2008, he won the Sprint Showdown at Lowe's Motor Speedway during NASCAR's annual All-Star weekend. The win qualified Allmendinger for the Sprint All-Star Race later that evening, where he finished 17th.
[edit] Personal
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On Friday, January 19, 2007, Allmendinger married Lynne Kushnirenko in Palm Beach, Florida.
[edit] References
- ^ Allmendinger's Champ car profile
- ^ SPEEDtv.com - The Online Motorsports Authority | Craftsman Trucks | TRUCKS: Allmendinger Signs Two-Race Deal | by <a href=http://www.racer.com> RACER </a> staff | The latest NASCAR headlines | Johnson, Kenseth, Martin, Stewart, Kahne, Earnhardt, Burton, Harvick, Hamlin, Busch, Gordon, Biffle, Edwards, McMurray, Mears, Bowyer, Newman, Jarrett, Sadler, Riggs, Vickers, Waltrip, Labonte, Truex, Nemechek, Petty
- ^ NASCAR results at Racing-reference.info
[edit] External links
- Official website
- A.J. Allmendinger Career Statistics
- AJ Allmendinger Champ Car career
- Allmendinger statistics pre NASCAR career
[edit] Motorsports career results
[edit] American Open-Wheel
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
[edit] Champ Car
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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| 2004 | RuSPORT | LBH 12 |
 MTY Ret |
MIL 5 |
POR 6 |
CLE 6 |
 TOR 11 |
VAN 3 |
ROA 13 |
DEN 5 |
MTL 5 |
LS Ret |
LVG 6 |
 SRF 6 |
MXC 3 |
6th | 229 |
| 2005 | RuSPORT | LBH 8 |
MTY 10 |
MIL 2 |
POR 5 |
CLE 2 |
TOR Ret |
EDM Ret |
SJO Ret |
DEN 3 |
MTL 9 |
LVG 13 |
SRF 2 |
MXC 2 |
5th | 227 | |
| 2006 | RuSPORT | LBH Ret |
HOU 8 |
MTY 3 |
MIL 4 |
2nd | 280 | ||||||||||
| Forsythe | POR 1 |
CLE 1 |
TOR 1 |
EDM 3 |
SJO 7 |
DEN 1 |
MTL Ret |
ROA 1 |
SRF Ret |
MXC DNP |
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Nicolas Rondet |
Barber Dodge Pro Series Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Leo Maia |
| Preceded by Jon Fogarty |
Toyota Atlantic Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Jon Fogarty |
| Preceded by Sébastien Bourdais (as CART Rookie of the Year) |
Champ Car Rookie of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Timo Glock |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Allmendinger, A. J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allmendinger, A. J. |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American NASCAR driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16 December 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Gatos, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
