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AJ Allmendinger
AJ Allmendinger
39-Year-Old Driver  
Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing
2020 Nationwide Stats
Points
366
Starts
11
Wins
2
Poles
0
Top 5
6
Top 10
8
2020 Fantasy Outlook
Matt Kaulig has announced that Allmendinger will pilot the team's part-time car in the season-opener at Daytona. It's also likely that the veteran driver will get a handful of starts with this team throughout the year. Last season he made five starts with Kaulig Racing and hauled in a big victory at the Charlotte Roval and a Top-5 finish at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course. As always, Allmendinger is a very talented and dangerous road course performer in stock cars. That success and appeal will likely earn him some more road course efforts with this team in 2020. Read Past Outlooks
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Car No. 16 Chevrolet
Crew Chief Lennie Chandler
Rookie Year 2007
Birth Date 12/16/1981
Born Los Gatos, California, United States
Country UNITED STATES
Daytona Road Course
NASCAR Cup
January 21, 2021
Allmendinger will make his return to the NASCAR Cup Series with Kaulig Racing at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Kaulig Racing PR reports.
ANALYSIS
Allmendinger is set to make his return to NASCAR's top division after retiring from full-time racing at the end of 2018. He'll pilot Kaulig's No. 16 Chevrolet in the second race of the season at Daytona's road course. Allmendinger is a gifted road course driver and can give this part-time Cup Series team a shot at a Top-10 finish in this event.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2018
2017
2014
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Last season was a bit of a down campaign for Allmendinger and his JTG Daugherty Racing team. The veteran driver only nabbed five Top-10 finishes and finished a four-season low of 27th in the final driver standings. Part of those struggles could be attributed to JTG growing into a second team (Chris Buescher), so a rebound of sorts should be in store for 2018. Allmendinger enters his 12th season of competition this season and he's crossed the 300+ starts plateau. The No. 47 team returns completely unchanged with the same sponsorship lineup. Crew chief Tristan Smith should help Allmendinger climb back to better performance levels in the upcoming season. He's capable of nearly doubling last season's Top 10 totals and lowering his average finish by almost four or five spots. The potential to improve is unquestionable.
Last season was a rebound performance for the driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet. Allmendinger posted two Top-5 and nine Top-10 finishes en route to a respectable 19th-place finish in the driver points. The journeyman driver failed to make the Chase, but his 17.8 average finish across the season was approaching a career-best mark. As normal, the road courses and the cookie cutter ovals were his best tracks. Allmendinger will look to make more strides in 2017. The JTG Daugherty Racing team will expand to a second team this season, so Allmendinger is now the lead driver for this two-team stable. He'll have the goal of winning a race (possibly one of the road courses) and making a berth into the Chase for the Cup. Both are very attainable goals for this driver and team.
Last season was a bit of a letdown for Allmendinger and the No. 47 team. After winning a race and finishing inside the top 15 in points in 2014, the last season effort failed to measure up to those standard. Allmendinger scratched for just three top-10 finishes and a 22nd-place finish in the final driver standings. The problems seemed to be more from a lack of consistency than anything. With only three DNF's for the season, it wasn't the equipment that was the problem. Randall Burnett comes over from Chip Ganassi Racing and replaces Brian Burns as crew chief for the No. 47 team. The two will have to develop chemistry quickly and move into the 2016 season. Expecting another 2014 season from this driver and team is a bit much. More likely it will fall somewhere in between the '14-'15 level of performance.
After Allmendinger’s substance abuse suspension last summer and subsequent fall from grace with Penske Racing, the embattled driver is looking to rebuild his career in the upcoming season. Allmendinger has landed a role with Phoenix Racing in 2013. He will share driving duties for the No. 51 Chevrolet, although it looks like he could be in for a lot of seat time with this small race team. This is the same stable that saw Kurt Busch struggle tremendously throughout the 2012 season. Allmendinger has a lot of talent as his 15th-place points finish with Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011 showed. However, the stability of this team and situation are far from ideal. This journeyman driver could be in for a very long season.
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Full-Time in 2021
XFINITY Series
December 1, 2020
Allmendinger will be returning to full-time competition with Kaulig Racing for the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, Kaulig Racing PR reports.
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Returning to Kaulig Racing
XFINITY Series
November 30, 2020
Allmendinger announced in a video message via Twitter that he will return to Kaulig Racing again next season.
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Wins Drive for the Cure 250
XFINITY Series
October 10, 2020
Allmendinger won the Drive for the Cure 250 Xfinity Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval Saturday afternoon.
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Confirmed for Rolex 24
IMSA
October 9, 2020
Allmendinger is the first officially confirmed driver for Meyer Shank Racing's Acura DPi effort, with the veteran driver set for his 15th appearance with the Ohio-based team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, sportscar365.com reports.
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Runner-up Finish at Road America
XFINITY Series
August 8, 2020
Allmendinger finished second in the Henry 180 Xfinity Series race at Road America Saturday afternoon.
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