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American racecar driver Anthony James "A.J." Allmendinger was born on Dec. 16, 1981, in Los Gatos, Calif. He started his career in karts, winning two International Karting Federation Grand National championships. Allmendinger won the Barber Dodge Pro Series championship in 2002 and the Champ Cart Atlantic Championship in 2003. In 2004, he won the Champ Car World Series Roshfrans Rookie-of-the-Year award. In 2006, he went on a three-race winning streak in the Grand Prix of Portland, Grand Prix of Cleveland and Grand Prix of Toronto. After five wins of the season, Allmendinger joined NASCAR. Over the next year, he suffered through some crashes and failed to qualify for some races. In 2008, he...
American racecar driver Anthony James "A.J." Allmendinger was born on Dec. 16, 1981, in Los Gatos, Calif. He started his career in karts, winning two International Karting Federation Grand National championships. Allmendinger won the Barber Dodge Pro Series championship in 2002 and the Champ Cart Atlantic Championship in 2003. In 2004, he won the Champ Car World Series Roshfrans Rookie-of-the-Year award. In 2006, he went on a three-race winning streak in the Grand Prix of Portland, Grand Prix of Cleveland and Grand Prix of Toronto. After five wins of the season, Allmendinger joined NASCAR. Over the next year, he suffered through some crashes and failed to qualify for some races. In 2008, he won the Sprint Showdown, automatically qualifying him for the Sprint All-Star Race, where he placed 17th. In 2009, he debuted in third at the Daytona 500, his personal best. He finished 11th in the 2011 Daytona 500.
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Biffle claims fourth career victory at MIS; Bowyer battles back to 7th
Special to NASCAR Wire ServiceGreg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan International Speedway. He took the lead for good on a late restart and ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race...Tags: Dave Blaney, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. looking for more Michigan mojo
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been a bit of an accidental tourist during the 2013 Sprint Cup season. I mean that in good way. Earnhardt is a solid fourth in points and has four Top 5s, but this sport — just like chess, cricket and curling — is...Tags: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson, Phoenix Racing, Stock Car Racing
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Caution flags stir interest late at Pocono race
LONG POND — Last year, NASCAR shortened its Pocono races from 200 to 160 laps — from 500 miles down to 400. The move was made to add some much-needed excitement to a sport badly in need of it. The hope was that each lap would be worth a little...Tags: FedEx Corporation, Kyle Busch, Stock Car Racing, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart
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Johnson dominates Pocono for third 2013 victory; Bowyer comes home 15th
NASCAR Wire ServiceIt's not a good idea to rile up Jimmie Johnson. A week after a penalty for jumping the final restart at Dover knocked Johnson out of a near-certain victory, Johnson absolutely scorched the field in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Party in the...Tags: Dave Blaney, Kyle Busch, Landon Cassill, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon
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Allmendinger set to replace Labonte at JTG
AP Sports WriterAJ Allmendinger will replace Bobby Labonte next week at Michigan International Speedway for JTG-Daugherty Racing. Labonte, the 2000 Cup champion, is 28th in the Sprint Cup points standings. Team co-owner Brad Daugherty says the team is trying...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, NASCAR, International Speedway Corp., Stock Car Racing, Auto Racing
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AUTO RACING: Logano wins Nationwide race at Dover
DOVER, Del. -- Joey Logano savors the times he led Joe Gibbs Racing into Victory Lane. Turns out, he enjoys beating JGR so much more. Logano changed his team and his car, just not the result, and raced to his third straight Dover victory in the...Tags: Kyle Busch, Stock Car Racing, Joey Logano, Regan Smith, Joe Gibbs Racing
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AUTO RACING: British driver wins first of two races in Detroit
DETROIT -- Mike Conway went from watching to winning IndyCar events in a week, less than a year after backing out of an oval race and wondering when he’d get another shot. The British driver dominated the first of two races at the Detroit...Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Open-Wheel Racing, NASCAR, Dale Coyne Racing
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Auto racing: TK finally has his day at Indy
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Tony Kanaan had one more lap, one anticlimactic last lap under the yellow caution flag, to end 12 years of frustration in the Indianapolis 500. He flipped up his visor to wipe away tears as the crowd roared its approval, and then...Tags: Michael Andretti, Stock Car Racing, Mario Andretti, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Human Interest
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Auto Racing: Tony Kanaan wins Indianapolis 500
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- The hard-luck loser no more, Tony Kanaan finally won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday -- with a bit of luck, at that. In the mix all day during a record 68 lead changes, Kanaan dipped inside defending IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay on a...Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Michael Andretti, Open-Wheel Racing, Awards and Prizes, NASCAR
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Indianapolis 500 story lines to watch
GOING FOR FOUR Defending champion Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves will be trying to win a fourth Indy 500, joining the elite company of A.J. Foyt (1961, '64, '67, '77); Al Unser (1970-71, '78, '87); and Rick Mears (1979, '84, '88, '91). Franchitti...Tags: Andretti Autosport, NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Nazareth, Indianapolis 500
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Auto racing: Can this Indy 500 top last year's epic?
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold...Tags: Andretti Autosport, Chip Ganassi Racing, Vehicles, Stock Car Racing, Mario Andretti
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