A.J. Allmendinger News

Four races for Skinner in the #84…hopefully:

Four races for Skinner in the #84…hopefully:

March 9, 2008
Mike Skinner envisions mentoring as the next phase in his NASCAR career, and what he did Friday was an important step toward ensuring that A.J. Allmendinger maintains his. Skinner quelled speculation about Allmendinger's benching by Red Bull Racing by making it clear

Reutimann Tests at Infineon Raceway:

Reutimann Tests at Infineon Raceway:

March 6, 2008
#00-David Reutimann visited Infineon Raceway for the first time on Wednesday and he was surprised by the challenges of the twisting 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course. Reutimann came to the track for a one-day test session before his first race start in the Sonoma Valley

Red Bull could replace Allmendinger; may move to truck: UPDATE Skinner in:

Red Bull could replace Allmendinger; may move to truck: UPDATE Skinner in:

March 4, 2008
Red Bull Racing is considering temporarily pulling #84-A.J. Allmendinger from his Toyota as it reevaluates that struggling program. Allmendinger failed to qualify for Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, making him 0-for-3 on the season. In contrast, teammate

Red Bull could replace Allmendinger UPDATE Skinner in:

Red Bull could replace Allmendinger UPDATE Skinner in:

March 3, 2008
Red Bull Racing is considering temporarily pulling #84-A.J. Allmendinger from his Toyota as it reevaluates that struggling program. Allmendinger failed to qualify for Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, making him 0-for-3 on the season. In contrast, teammate

Allmendinger replaces Whitt; yields top-20:

Allmendinger replaces Whitt; yields top-20:

February 24, 2008
Late Thursday night AJ got the call that he was going to do some racing after all this weekend at the California Speedway-just in a Craftsman Series Truck race. AJ hopped behind the wheel of the #47 Chevy Silverado of Morgan Dollar Racing for San Bernardino County

Engine problems pile up UPDATE:

Engine problems pile up UPDATE:

February 14, 2008
#88-Earnhardt Jr. lost and engine midway thru the 2nd Wed practice at Daytona International Speedway and the team will change engines, then it was mentioned on SPEED's coverage that all the Hendrick Motorsports cars #24-Gordon, #48-Johnson, Earnhardt and #5-Mears will

Drivers who are not yet assured of a spot in the 500 and how they can get in:

Drivers who are not yet assured of a spot in the 500 and how they can get in:

February 11, 2008
Who Could Get In Via Duels/ Qualifying Time #60-Boris Said: Fastest of non-qualifiers, but could make the 500 one of two ways -- if he finishes first or second among the go-or-go-home drivers, or if #55-Michael Waltrip, #78-Joe Nemechek or #00-David Reutimann finish

Who did the cameras focus on in 2007?

Who did the cameras focus on in 2007?

January 28, 2008
cawsnjaws.com started to keep records of how many commercials there are during Cup races and how much time they take of every broadcast was in response to many fans' unhappiness with those numbers. Soon after I started posting the numbers and even have them archived

Montoya, Franchitti, Pruett and Rojas win Rolex 24:

Montoya, Franchitti, Pruett and Rojas win Rolex 24:

January 27, 2008
Chip Ganassi's guys are making this look easy. The quartet of Juan Pablo Montoya, Dario Franchitti, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas encountered no serious problems, giving Ganassi an unprecedented third straight victory in America's premier sports car race -- the Rolex

some NASCAR drivers to run Rolex 24 at Daytona:

some NASCAR drivers to run Rolex 24 at Daytona:

January 25, 2008
quite a few drivers with NASCAR ties [ran a race in Cup, Nationwide, Trucks, track owner] will be running the Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway. Including: Jimmie Johnson, Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya, AJ Allmendinger, Kurt Busch, Boris

Allmendinger in the #41 at Phoenix:

Allmendinger in the #41 at Phoenix:

November 7, 2007
A.J. Allmendinger is returning to the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) lineup this weekend at Phoenix to pilot the #41 Imation Dodge in the Arizona Travel 200.(CGRFS PR)(11-7-2007)

Texas Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts

Texas Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts

November 2, 2007
.. Martin Truex Jr., won the Bud Pole for the Dickies 500 with a lap of 27.964 seconds, 193.105 mph .. This is his first Bud Pole in 79 career Nextel Cup races .. This is his 14th top-10 start in 2007. He had previously started second three times: Loudon, Martinsville

Texas Rookie Notes:

Texas Rookie Notes:

November 2, 2007
#84-AJ Allmendinger was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Allmendinger finished 16th and took top rookie honors for the second time in the last three races. He also led the race once for one lap, the first time he has led in 16 Nextel Cup

Atlanta Speedway – Fast Facts

Atlanta Speedway – Fast Facts

October 28, 2007
.. Jimmie Johnson won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 31st victory in 216 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his eighth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2007. This is his third sweep of the season (Richmond, Martinsville and Atlanta and his third time to post back-to-

Other Owners Looking at Allemendinger? UPDATE:

Other Owners Looking at Allemendinger? UPDATE:

October 27, 2007
A.J. Allmendinger, an Indy-car racer trying to make it in NASCAR, has another year on his contract with Toyota's Team Red Bull, according to competition director Elton Sawyer. Nevertheless, there is speculation that at least one rival team owner would like to make