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Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger (16) during the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
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Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger (16) during the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
During the inaugural NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Portland International Raceway, records tumbled. First and foremost, AJ Allmendinger had the honor of being the first Xfinity Series winner at the track.
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However, it is worth mentioning that this particular win had another significance for the Kaulig Racing driver. To be precise, he managed to break the record for the most road course wins, for which he was tied with Jeff Gordon.
Up until now, the two had been tied on nine wins across all three series. All of that changed at Portland when Allmendinger braved the rain to snatch his 10th career road course win. It does puts into perspective who the real ‘King of the Road Course’ is.
.@AJDinger's victory today at @Portland_GP is his tenth road course win across NASCAR's top-three series, breaking his tie with @JeffGordonWeb for the most all-time.#NASCAR | @NASCAR_Xfinity https://t.co/sZbYEfRea1
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) June 5, 2022
Of course, in the Cup Series, Chase Elliott has amassed seven wins, while Allmendinger only has two Cup wins.
However, most of the Kaulig Racing driver’s wins came in the Xfinity Arena. One thing is for sure, it would really help his championship chances.
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Interestingly, the driver not only ran in the Xfinity race but is expected to run in the Cup race. Under normal circumstances, this would not be an issue. However, the NASCAR Xfinity race was at Portland, and the Cup race is at the World Wide Technology Raceway. So he would have to travel nearly 2000 miles to make it in time for the race at the WWT Raceway.
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SONOMA, CA – JUNE 27: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet, poses in front of the Coors Light Pole Award board after qualifying for pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images)
He said, “I’m looking forward to pulling some double duty and getting to drive the Cup car at Gateway (WWTR) on Sunday. I have never driven at Gateway and will miss practice and qualifying, but I know we are up for the challenge the weekend will bring.”
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It is also worth mentioning that the Xfinity and Cup Series are visiting their respective tracks for the first time. Of course, it would be a bit of a stretch to think that Allmendinger could pull off a double victory. However, stranger things have happened in the NASCAR arena.
