A. J. Allmendinger

A. J. Allmendinger
Allmendinger at Dover Motor Speedway in 2023
Born	Anthony James Allmendinger (1981-12-16) December 16, 1981 (age 42) Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Achievements	2021, 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Champion 2-time IKF Champion 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series champion 2003 Champ Car Atlantic champion 2008, 2014, 2018 Monster Energy Open Winner 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona winner 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen winner 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Winner 2023 Bank of America Roval 400 Winner
Awards	2004 Champ Car World Series Rookie of the year
NASCAR Cup Series career
440 races run over 17 years
Car no., team	No. 13/16 (Kaulig Racing)
2023 position	21st
Best finish	13th (2014)
First race	2007 Food City 500 (Bristol)
Last race	2024 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
First win	2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win	2023 Bank of America Roval 400 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles 3 78 4
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
118 races run over 10 years
Car no., team	No. 16 (Kaulig Racing)
2023 position	73rd
Best finish	4th (2021)
First race	2007 Camping World 300 (Fontana)
Last race	2024 Wawa 250 (Daytona)
First win	2013 Johnsonville Sausage 200 (Road America)
Last win	2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles 18 71 11
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
14 races run over 4 years
2021 position	111th
Best finish	34th (2007)
First race	2006 New Hampshire 200 (Loudon)
Last race	2021 United Rentals 176 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
IndyCar Series career
6 races run over 1 year
2013 position	27th
Best finish	27th (2013)
First race	2013 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham)
Last race	2013 MAVTV 500 (Fontana)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
Champ Car career
40 races run over 3 years
Best finish	3rd (2006)
First race	2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Last race	2006 Lexmark Indy 300 (Surfers Paradise)
First win	2006 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland)
Last win	2006 Grand Prix of Road America (Road America)
Wins Podiums Poles 5 14 2
Statistics current as of July 21, 2024.

Anthony James Allmendinger, nicknamed "The Dinger,”^[1] (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the Nos. 16 and 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s for Kaulig Racing.

Allmendinger's professional racing career began on the American open-wheel circuit. He earned five wins and third place overall in the 2006 Champ Car season. Allmendinger then began competing in NASCAR for Team Red Bull. He later drove for Richard Petty Motorsports, Penske Racing, Phoenix Racing, and JTG Daugherty Racing in the Cup Series. When he lost his full-time Cup Series ride with JTGD in 2019 to Ryan Preece, he became a part-time driver for Kaulig in the Xfinity Series and part-time television broadcaster for NBC, working as a color commentator for IMSA races and an analyst on NASCAR America until 2021 when he returned to driving full-time.

Moreover, he has competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Michael Shank's team in 15 of the last 17 years, winning the event in 2012.