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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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INDYCAR SERIES INDIANAPOLIS 500 LINEUP By SportsDirect Inc After qualifying race Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana, United States Lap length: 2.605 miles ++++++++++++++++++++ || SP || NO. || DRIVER || MAKE || MPH || || 1. || 20...Tags: Oriol Servia, Auto Racing, Australia, Marco Andretti, Brazil
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Indy 500 pole doesn't shake Carpenter's focus
The News-SentinelForget euphoria. Ed Carpenter isn't about to lose sight of the Indy 500 big picture Yes, winning his first-ever Indy 500 pole -- a boost for the little guys (if little can include having a stepfather who created the Indy Racing League) over the power...Tags: New York Knicks, Marco Andretti, Open-Wheel Racing, Auto Racing, Andretti Autosport
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Carpenter claims Indy pole; Marco to start third
-- Powerful stuff at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday as Ed Carpenter, whose family owns the track, won the pole for next weekend's Indianapolis 500 and Andretti Autosport placed all five of its drivers in the top three rows. Carpenter posted a...
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Carpenter claims pole for Indy 500
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Carpenter claims pole for Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS -- Powerful stuff at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday as Ed Carpenter, whose family owns the track, won the pole for next weekend's Indianapolis 500. Carpenter posted a four-...Tags: Andretti Autosport, Auto Racing, Penske Racing, Michel Jourdain, Jr., Marco Andretti
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Carpenter owns pole for Indy 500
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Carpenter owns pole for Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS -- Powerful stuff Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Ed Carpenter, whose family owns the track, won the pole for next weekend's Indianapolis 500. Carpenter posted a four-lap...Tags: Auto Racing, Andretti Autosport, Penske Racing, Michel Jourdain, Jr., Marco Andretti
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Carpenter Claims Pole For Indy 500
The Hartford CourantPowerful stuff at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday as Ed Carpenter, whose family owns the track, won the pole for next weekend's Indianapolis 500. Carpenter posted a four-lap average of 228.762 mph and watched it hold up as four other IndyCar...Tags: Auto Racing, Andretti Autosport, Penske Racing, Michel Jourdain, Jr., NASCAR
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Speedway's Celebration of Automobiles stops in downtown Terre Haute
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.A pair of unused World War II-era gasoline rationing tickets found under a back seat convinced Brent Merrill of the possible original owner of his 1934 Packard Eight convertible. "It started, I am pretty sure, as a car for a funeral home," Merrill...Tags: Auto Racing, Automotive Equipment, NASCAR, Vehicles, Indianapolis 500
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Late caution, correct pit call, aggressive restart put Harvick in victory lane at Richmond
RICHMOND — Richmond International Raceway is billed as the "action track." And from the famous 1986 Darrell Waltrip-Dale Earnhardt duel to the 2008 Kyle-Busch-Dale Earnhardt Jr. battle to the Nelson Piquet-Brian Scott slugfest Friday, it often has...
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Harvick rallies from seventh in final two laps to win NASCAR race at Richmond
Kevin Harvick rallied from seventh on the final green-white-checkered restart to lead the final two laps and win the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The win is Harvick's first of 2013 and moved him into ninth in the NASCAR Sprint...Tags: Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Joey Logano
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Matt Kenseth conquers adversity with pole run at Richmond
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Matt Kenseth conquers adversity with pole run at Richmond By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange RICHMOND, Va.-What a comeback. Less than a week after winning the STP 400 from the pole at Kansas...Tags: Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola, Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Busch wins at Fontana as Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano wreck on last lap
NASCAR Wire ServicesDenny Hamlin and Joey Logano knocked each other off the race track on the final lap of Sunday's Auto Club 400 -- allowing Kyle Busch to steal the win -- but it was Tony Stewart who left Auto Club Speedway fighting mad. Yes, it was Busch's 25th ...Tags: Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Marcos Ambrose
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Matt Kenseth victory brings good karma to NASCAR
For a span of five days or so, it seemed that NASCAR was on some sort of crazy suicidal run. It was as if leaders met in a boardroom and said, "Let's see what we can do to really muck things up." To review: Texas Motor Speedway accepted a...
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