| A. J. Allmendinger |
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| Born | Anthony James Allmendinger
(1981-12-16) December 16, 1981
Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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| 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
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Drive for the Cure 250 Winner
2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Winner
2023 Bank of America Roval 400 Winner |
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| Awards | 2004 Champ Car World Series Rookie of the year
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2025) |
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| 459 races run over 18 years |
| Car no., team | No. 16 (Kaulig Racing) |
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| 2024 position | 46th |
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| Best finish | 13th (2014) |
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| First race | 2007 Food City 500 (Bristol) |
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| Last race | 2025 Viva México 250 (Mexico City) |
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| First win | 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
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| Last win | 2023 Bank of America Roval 400 (Charlotte Roval) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 3 |
84 |
4 |
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| 131 races run over 10 years |
| 2024 position | 3rd |
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| Best finish | 3rd (2024) |
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| First race | 2007 Camping World 300 (Fontana) |
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| Last race | 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix) |
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| First win | 2013 Johnsonville Sausage 200 (Road America) |
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| Last win | 2024 Ambetter Health 302 (Las Vegas) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 18 |
86 |
11 |
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| 14 races run over 4 years |
| 2021 position | 111th |
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| Best finish | 34th (2007) |
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| First race | 2006 New Hampshire 200 (New Hampshire) |
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| Last race | 2021 United Rentals 176 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 0 |
3 |
0 |
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| 6 races run over 1 year |
| 2013 position | 27th |
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| Best finish | 27th (2013) |
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| First race | 2013 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham) |
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| Last race | 2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships (Fontana) |
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| 40 races run over 3 years |
| Best finish | 3rd (2006) |
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| First race | 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) |
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| Last race | 2006 Lexmark Indy 300 (Surfers Paradise) |
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| First win | 2006 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland) |
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| Last win | 2006 Grand Prix of Road America (Road America) |
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| Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
| 5 |
14 |
2 |
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| Statistics up to date as of March 9, 2025. |
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Anthony James Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981), nicknamed "the Dinger,” is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet ZL1 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 competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Michael Shank's team in all but one year from 2006 to 2021, winning the event in 2012.