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NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Qualifying Feb 15, 2023 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger 16 during qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMikexDinovox 20230215_mcd_ad4_199
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NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Qualifying Feb 15, 2023 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger 16 during qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMikexDinovox 20230215_mcd_ad4_199
Kaulig Racing star A.J Allmendinger came out of Charlotte Roval exuberant, carrying the emotion of victory. No doubt, road course tracks have been the 41-year-old’s forte. Having shown his prowess on a similar track in the inaugural version of the Chicago Street Race, the driver of the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was considered one of the dark horses for Sunday for beating great cars like William Byron’s No. 24 and Kyle Busch’s No. 8.
However, this win doesn’t come as an indication of any more thorns in his path. NASCAR’s decision to turn the prevalent system into one similar to franchising had some repercussions. And the Charlotte winner had to deal with some of it recently, with his Cup Series ride falling into jeopardy.
Why might A.J. Allmendinger have to take a step down to Xfinity in 2024?
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AJ Allmendinger said he’d prefer to race Cup next year but he doesn’t have an update on next season and reiterated he will do whatever Kaulig Racing asks him. pic.twitter.com/x4Db4VZePG
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) October 7, 2023