NASCAR Insider Snubs Roval Winner A.J. Allmendinger in Brutal 4-Word Rant

A.J. Allmendinger is one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ best drivers when it comes to expertise on a road course. Coming off his recent success from last weekend at Charlotte Roval, the 41-year-old driver has found some positives to jot down from 2023. He also showed glimpses of his specialty in Chicago earlier this year after getting close to a podium finish. However, the lack of results of similar magnitude in other racetracks is a concern.

In this case, A.J. has been dismal regarding superspeedways or short tracks. Even though Kaulig Racing has an invaluable road course racing veteran on its hands, it also has been actively searching for a more well-rounded option. This has tilted the future of Allmendinger towards the Xfinity Series, the competition he has fond memories of.

NASCAR spotter believes Allmendinger’s right place might not be in the Cup Series

Last week, A.J. opened up on his Cup Series ride being in jeopardy over financial constraints on Kaulig Racing. Ideally, when discussing favorites for a race, Allmendinger’s name pops up when a road course is in question. Spotter for Brad Keselowski’s #6 Mustang, T.J. Majors feels the same.

Suppose a driver can make a statement only on a specific set of tracks. In that case, it is only suitable to move him to a place of lesser competition, which could land A.J. another Xfinity championship.

Majors have a brief idea about the situation following his close relations with former Kaulig spotter Brett Griffin. Griffin expressed his views on A.J.’s chances of retaining his Cup ride, saying, “I just know A.J.”

“I don’t think whatever we are gonna run next year, 4-5 road courses, that’s really his only chance to win next year. AJ can go back to Xfinity and be a championship contender tomorrow. He’s not gonna be in my opinion, a championship contender in the Cup Series. So, for somebody at AJ’s point in his career, he would have enjoyed life a lot more if he’s just going out there running the Xfinity schedule and being a championship contender in that series versus just hopefully I win one of these 5 road courses next year in the Cup Series.”

With the charter system coming into play, it is essential for drivers to be able to rake in some amount of funding that has been invested in them by their respective teams. This has forced specialists like Allmendinger to come under scrutiny and even more so with the ever-increasing number of replacements in the Cup Series next season.

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Allmendinger’s time might be up

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After his win in Roval, Allmendinger was seen in tears, with emotions of relief and victory on his face. Earning his team only their second win at the venue, A.J. stood out as the first unqualified race winner of this season’s playoffs.

However, this was not enough to appease sponsors to gather funding for the #16 car. Apart from sponsors, another big factor is his age. At 41 years of age, there are no signs of potential, and certain teams will only look to bank on him for his experience in stock-car racing.

Having made his Cup debut as long back as 2007, ‘The Dinger’ has amassed a lot of experience across some of the best racing organizations in the country. This would mean that he’s a good road course option to have on a team, but not as its face. Eminent NASCAR journalist Jordan Bianchi cleared the air around this situation as he revealed on his podcast,

“They just don’t have the funding in place for that 16 car so they’ve got to make some decisions or not and you know, I’ll say this, I’m gonna say the thing I’m gonna write…all indications are and the sources indicate the AJ Allmendinger is probably going to be full time in the Xfinity Series next year running for Kaulig. And he’s gonna move down,”

Team president Chris Rice has an arduous task on his hands as he’ll look to resolve the contractual situation without much hassle. The signing of 2021 Xfinity champion Daniel Hemric also complicates things a bit.

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