A. J. Allmendinger
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Allmendinger at the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350
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December 16, 1981 Los Gatos, California |
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| Achievements | 2-time IKF Champion 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series champion 2003 Champ Car Atlantic champion 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona winner |
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| Awards | 2004 Champ Car World Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 300 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 47 (JTG Daugherty Racing) | ||||||
| 2016 position | 19th | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Food City 500 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 93rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 59th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Camping World 300 (California) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
| First win | 2013 Johnsonville Sausage 200 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last win | 2013 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 13 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 34th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 New Hampshire 200 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008 San Bernardino County 200 (California) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2013 position | 27th | ||||||
| Best finish | 27th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 MAVTV 500 (Fontana) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 40 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | ||||||
| Last race | 2006 Lexmark Indy 300 (Surfers Paradise) | ||||||
| First win | 2006 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland Raceway) | ||||||
| Last win | 2006 Grand Prix of Road America (Road America) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 26, 2017. | |||||||
Anthony James "A. J." Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet SS for JTG Daugherty Racing. He earned five wins and third place overall in the 2006 Champ Car season. Afterwards, he began competing in NASCAR. Moreover, he has competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona since the 2006 edition for Michael Shank's team, finishing first in 2012, second in 2006 and third in 2013.
Allmendinger was married to Canadian model and 2003 Miss Molson Indy Canada Lynne Kushnirenko in January 2007, but filed for divorce in 2012.
Allmendinger started his career in karts, winning two International Kart Federation Grand National championships.
He also raced in New Zealand in 2002 in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.
Allmendinger won the Barber Dodge Pro Series championship in 2002, and the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2003 with Carl Russo's RuSport team.
In 2004, Allmendinger and RuSport entered the Champ Car World Series, with Michel Jourdain Jr. joining Allmendinger. He scored a run of six top-six finishes towards the end of the season and won the Roshfrans Rookie-of-the-Year Award ahead of Justin Wilson. Wilson joined the team for 2005, with both drivers having been in regular contention for podium finishes.
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