December 16, 1981
A.J. Allmendinger
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Born in Los Gatos, California, USA.
He is an American professional racing driver who is currently an analyst for IMSA on NBC and NASCAR America. He also competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger started his career in karts, winning two International Kart Federation Grand National championships. He also raced in New Zealand in 2002 in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Allmendinger won the Barber Dodge Pro Series championship in 2002, and the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2003 with Carl Russo's RuSport team. He has competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona since the 2006 edition for Michael Shank's team, finishing first in 2012, second in 2006 and third in 2013.
Born in Los Gatos, California, USA.
He is an American professional racing driver who is currently an analyst for IMSA on NBC and NASCAR America. He also competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger started his career in karts, winning two International Kart Federation Grand National championships. He also raced in New Zealand in 2002 in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Allmendinger won the Barber Dodge Pro Series championship in 2002, and the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2003 with Carl Russo's RuSport team. He has competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona since the 2006 edition for Michael Shank's team, finishing first in 2012, second in 2006 and third in 2013.
In 2004, Allmendinger entered the Champ Car World Series and won the CART Rookie-of-the-Year award ahead of Justin Wilson. He earned five wins and a third championship place in the 2006 Champ Car season. He left Champ Car with one race left in the season to accept a lucrative offer from the NASCAR operation Team Red Bull. Allmendinger has raced in NASCAR from 2006 to present.
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