If Red Bull tenure is over, AJ Allmendinger is leaving on a good note
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - AJ Allmendinger was pleased with his run Sunday, one that came amid speculation about his role with his Red Bull Racing team.
Allmendinger and the team have already announced plans to part ways for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. In an Allmendinger diary blog posted on Yahoo.com and in a postrace television interview, he said that this might have been his last race with the organization. Either way, he showcased his talent on the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway, finishing ninth in Sunday's Camping World RV 400.
The 26-year-old admitted it wasn't that easy of a race, though.
“With 24 laps to go, my arms felt like Jello," he said. "Hats off to my Red Bull guys - it’s easier to drive when you have a good car.”
He said that his car was tough to hold onto at times and that he was pleased with the overall performance.
“It was a tough race out there," he said. "Everybody was slipping and sliding. These things are a handful to hold on to. We just had a good car. We had kind of a mistake on pit road where the tire got away, it was really nobody’s fault, and that made it tough to kind of get back to the front.
"We had a great car. … Everybody is fighting so hard. You still have to be aggressive, but you have to leave it one notch below over the top - and it’s a tough race. I’m definitely going to sleep well tonight.”
