“I’m happy that I get to be a part of both,” AJ Allmendinger is eyeing for Xfinity and Cup Race win at Road America
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NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series will hit the Wisconsin Track Road America for the respective series events at the track as the Chase for regular-season championship glory and playoff berth intensifies. The cup series event will host the Kwik Trip 250 presented by JOCKEY Made in America alongside the Xfinity driver’s fight for Henry 180 trophy.
Among the drivers on double duty at the track are a NASCAR veteran and one of the exceptional talents when it comes to road course races, AJ Allmendinger. The veteran drives the No:16 Chevy Camaro in the Xfinity series and also drives part-time in the Cup series in No:16 Chevy Camaro ZL1 both for the Kaulig Racing team.
The veteran who is chasing his first Xfinity Series Championship in his second full-time outing in the Xfinity series is on red hot form and if he is able to win the Road America race, he will be making history with a third consecutive road course win in Xfinity Road courses, in COTA and Portland International Raceway.
Allmendinger will be hoping to extend the 25 points lead he has over P2 placed Ty Gibbs in the series and will also be aiming for his 3ed cup series win will come at the track. The veteran is in kind of inconsistent considering the standard he had set for himself as alongside his win at Portland he finished outside the top 10 two times last three race weeks, the first two for him this season.
Find out what AJ Allmendinger had to say on the upcoming Road America outing
AJ Allmendinger acknowledged that the Road America has everything a track craves such as the long straightaways, and fast corners. Etc. He pointed out that the carousel is incredibly fast as well as the turn one of the tracks. He also pointed out the big breaking zones the track has such as the Turn 5, and the Canada Corner.
“You have everything on that race track, long straightaways, and really fast corners. The carousel is incredibly fast; Turn 1 is incredibly fast. But you also have big brake zones, like into Turn 5 (and) into Canada Corner,” AJ Allmendinger said.
AJ Allmendinger went on to say that it’s easy to use up the tires at the track as well as make costly mistakes. He added that the track also provides a lot of passing opportunities even if you fall to the back of the grid. He went on to add that the Xfinity race always put on a great show here and he loves the track very well. AJ Allmendinger acknowledged that the Next-Gen cars will be great for Sunday’s cup race as he is happy to be part of both.
“It’s easy to use up the tires there. It’s easy to make mistakes. But there are also a lot of passing opportunities if you get in the back of the field. I love the race track. I think Xfinity always puts on a great race. I think with the Next Gen cars, they are really going to put on a great race in the Cup race on Sunday. I’m happy that I get to be a part of both,” AJ Allmendinger added.
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