Richard Petty Motorsports' AJ Allmendinger charged with driving while impaired
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports' driver AJ Allmendinger was arrested Thursday for driving while impaired in Mooresville, N.C.
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Richard Petty Motorsports driver AJ Allmendinger was arrested early Thursday morning on a charge of driving while impaired, according to a Mooresville (N.C.) Police Department arrest report.
Almendinger was driving a 2007 Lexus when he was stopped, according to the report. He was stopped at 1:27 a.m. Thursday morning. He was charged with one misdemeanor count of driving while impaired.
Allmendinger has a Dec. 18 court date.
According to the police report, Allmendinger had a blood alcohol content level of .08 percent, which is the minimum to be arrested for DWI.
"I made an error in judgment last night for which I take full responsibility," Allmendinger said in a statement. "I went out to dinner and I had a couple of drinks. I honestly felt fine but I obviously should have erred more on the side of caution, particularly given what I do for a living.
"It was a bad judgment call and I apologize for that to my fans, sponsors, team and NASCAR. If anything good can come of this then hopefully I can be an example of being more aware of drinking responsibly and if even if you feel fine, take a cab, call a friend - just don't risk it. I will do my best to make it right and use this to learn myself and hopefully educate others."
There was no immediate comment from NASCAR. NASCAR has not suspended drivers previously for similar incidents.
Team co-owner Richard Petty issued a statement expressing his disappointment, but which did not address Allmendinger's status for this weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway.
“I am deeply disappointed this has happened," it read. "AJ has accepted full responsibility for his actions and will work to make this right. On behalf of everyone at Richard Petty Motorsports, we sincerely apologize to our fans and partners.”
The 27-year-old Allmendinger is 25th in the Sprint Cup Series standings.
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JrsTheMan88 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 11:22 AMMay this serve as a lesson to you A.J. Never drink and drive WHATSOEVER!!! Never drink an achoholic beverage in the first place! NEVER!!! No matter how cool or popular it seems! Never drink achohol! Its destroyed lives in the past and still does and always will! Again, never drink achohol!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportamalycke said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 11:24 AMHearing that Donnie Neuenberger is standing by in relief of Allmendinger in the #44 at Talladega. Neuenberger has a best finish of 14th at Talladega, even without a sponsor. Terms of the sit-in were not disclosed. Unfortunate event for AJA.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportexredneck said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 11:41 AMThe ABUSE of alcohol and irresponsible use of alcohol while driving is a well accepted INFORMED
Report as Abuseopinion that all drivers would be well advised to consider . As to the use of ACHOHOL , you will just have to consider the source of the opinion and decide for yourself.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportNascarFan88 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 12:43 PMI'm not judging him, but I find it hard to believe that he "had a couple of drinks with dinner" got pulled over at 1:27am and blew that level. Either he eats dinner at midnight or he had a few more, than a couple of drinks!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSS396Chevelle said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 1:30 PMYou can't accept full responsibility when caught with a DUI. Nascar needs to suspend and fine him and we all should be thankful he didn't kill anyone while driving. Nascar doesn't want a driver impaired while racing, but it's ok with them to have a race car driver impaired on our highways?
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» Confirm Abuse Reportmschaefer6 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 1:56 PMWaltrip got lucky with His stupidity as a .06 gets a Driving Under The Influence ticket in alot of places. The I am in love with Myself Mikey got lucky when He rolled His suv last year and ran away getting a leaving the scene of an accident ticket. I wonder why He ran? With the money these Guys make take a cab.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrichardclower said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 2:23 PMMaybe RPM hitched their wagon to the wrong guy here. should've honored their contract with Sorenson, AJ and Sorenson are basically equal in talent with Reed being slightly better. RPM gets what they deserve with this crap.
Report as AbuseI hate to say this cause I've been a Petty fan all of my life.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdeyanak said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 2:43 PMyes...he is wrong, but man enough to take the punishment....
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» Confirm Abuse ReportFastChaz said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 2:47 PMGreat job right after announcing Best Buy sponsorship. If I'm Best Buy I run like crazy away from this type of driver representation of my company. Too much risk for too little reward.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjjandnj said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 2:49 PMGeez, I hope none of you folks live in glass houses.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportgalvan18244 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 2:53 PMNascar should fine him some money, and take him out of some races, these drivers have kids looking up to them, they get the big bucks and have the big sponsers behind him to act a certin way, driving drunk or even a lil is stupid!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportlten11 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 2:53 PMI think they will have to pull him for the rest of the season and put in someone else, he should know better in his line of work, if he drives this weekend then the team is a joke and i really don,t think they are.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportkylestewart said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:00 PMFrom reading all these posts than i assume all of you think it would be a good idea to get rid of alchohol at the tracks and all of the sponsors that sell alchohol. i also assume that you would think it would be fair if you were given a dui that you should be suspended from your job or fired.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdalex03 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:03 PMYes that alcohol is the devils blood. Never drink a drop for it destroys all who partake. Allmendinger should never be allowed near a race car again and should proceed to the nearest AAA meeting.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportkpierces said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:04 PMThese guys are held under a microscope when it comes to something like this. But don't kid yourself, most people would be astonished if they only know what percentage of the driver are on the road at this level of alcohol, or higher, every hour of every day of the week. Not to mention the percentage of driver impaired by other drugs or medication (which don't have a convenient scale for impairment like alcohol). So don't condemn these guys, unless you believe in zero tollerancem which will certainly get the windows in your glass house broken.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrmdunn3 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:08 PM#4 I agree with you the time doesn't make sense to me either. Maybe he had to drop someone off before going home. Who knows. No judgement on my part, there can be a lot of reasons for the time.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportPattichris said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:08 PMI hope Reed hasn't signed his new deal yet!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportShort-Track said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:11 PMIMO this kid is lucky because I got a D.U.I. over 4 years ago and it really took a lot of oppurtunities and a career away from me.It's been a long hard and expensive road but I finally have made it back to a normal life again.I learned some hard lessons from my experience and I hope AJ does too.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJrsTheMan88 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:19 PMRMDUNN3. I'm 15. I'm not even at the legal age to ingest achohol. But I will NEVER drink achoholic beverages! No matter what! Lives have been ruined by achohol. No matter what age you are, you should never drink achohol. No matter what! Plain and simple.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportKadach said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:26 PMRichard Petty has never allowed alcohol sponsorship on his cars in the past, so this must set very badly with him....AJ may be in deep doo doo for this..
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» Confirm Abuse Reportkimba9 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:27 PM#10 I'm with you! How many of them know people outside of racing that have been picked up for that level DUI? Yea, he shouldn't have, but he did, he admitted it was wrong, not like some other person already mentioned and run off. As far as getting rid of him, give me a break. #13 you are correct in your statement, should you be fired from your job cuz of a DUI? The only job I know of personally that would do that is my brothers company, our local electric company, they have a zero tolerance, yet one of their employees has had the company truck out at bars have seen it myself.Haven't heard of anyone else every getting let go for a DUI
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSheilaLovesNASCAR said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:28 PMGood point, 13. He wasn't drunk on the track. He was out eating and drinking. Who has never done that? Didn't Kurt Busch get nasty with the police once? It's not like he's an alcoholic. Man, you people are quick to jump on someone!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportlten11 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:30 PMEven if the team don,t do too much they should at least pull him from this weekends race just to show they will not put up with it, i think The King will do the right thing.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjdxenterprises said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:35 PMMost people on here complain about Nascar not doing things correctly or consistently when handing out punishments. Now something like this happens and the first thing we say is Nascar should do this or that. Why can't a driver or owner take the initiative and hand out some punishment?! Let Nascar sit on the back burner for once. Nascar may control the license, but if the owner pulls the driver or the sponsor pulls the dollars the license is worthless.
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» Confirm Abuse Reporttoobuseytoobee said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM#23 Do you know that alcohol was involved in each of these accidents? I think not. Maybe some of them were just that....accidents. As for never, ever drinking. People can drink...it is called using your head and drinking responsibly. Everyone makes mistakes. I don't know what should happen to AJ for this...it isn't my call. I do know that I think he is at least mature enough to own up to his mistake, so I for one won't hold it against him.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportlten11 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 3:53 PMWhen you drink it,s fine as long as your not driving, the only thing most drivers are sorry for afterwards is that they got caught.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportGoMark said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:02 PMOh my goodness! Some pretty harsh people here. This was a very bad decision, AJ should not have driven--period! But please, let's NOT take him out back and shoot him for it.... Thank heavens no one was hurt, let's learn from this and move on. One question though... how many of you that say Nascar should ban/fine AJ also think that your employer should be able to dictate what you do on your own time (realizing Nascar isn't his employer)??? He was wrong, he will pay deeply-personally-let's not throw judgement!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjimk_20 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:04 PMI like what jrtheman88. Like his idle has never had a drink . Lets get real, yes he should not have been driving but , it is not end of world . Wake up people.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSpacemaker24 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:10 PMStuff happens. AJ will learn from this and it will serve as an eye opener to how easy it is to be legally intoxicated after only a couple of drinks. Buzzed driving=drunk driving. AJ is a good kid. He will be fine after this blows over.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:16 PMin the state of WI, if they arrested everyone who drives at .08...the streets would be empty on a Friday night...how about we have everyone checked after a race before they go and drive home...in my group i'm the driver and yes i have a few, but i know when to stop and we stay in the parking lot for another hour or 2 before we can get out...
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Oct 29, 2009 at 4:18 PMRP dislikes alcohol. I had no idea how many anti alcohol pundents there were following NASCAR. I guess we should all just quick drinking and then that would make us all saints!
Report as AbuseGive me a break, watching NASCAR with out a cold unit! GEE
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» Confirm Abuse Reportblachley said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:20 PM"Geez, I hope none of you folks live in glass houses." sound like some of them, build the dame things, wonder if some of you have forgotten where NA$CAR started.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdaviclar38 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:23 PMI don't see it as a big deal, he only blew an .08, and an .08 is just over the legal limit which is a shame because I see people every day that can't drive a lick and they're sober! Hope he gets it thrown out of court. Ten should be the limit. Because these guys drive a race car for a living they are much more scrutinized for being charged for DUI. If he was a half decent baseball player no one would ever care!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportsibbi173 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:40 PMI'm older and smarter now, and I would absolutely never drink and drive. BUT when I was young and stupid...I was just lucky enough not to get caught....Hopefully AJ has learned a hard lesson, and if so should move forward. Good luck AJ.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportprrfan said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:41 PM#10 I'll bet 90% do and probably broke a few windows
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrogersnwt said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:44 PMDrink's ok just dont do drugs....and don't drive under the influence.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportkahnefan said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:46 PMOk people, now what if this was Dale Jr???? I know for a fact that you guys would be acting differently. So can we just treat everyone fairly and move on. He realized he did something wrong and he regrets that. It a takes a mistake to learn a lesson.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdalejrnumber38 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:54 PMI am nor have never been a drinker.I come from a family of alcholics and never touched the stuff. AJ made a huge mistake he owned up to it but that doesnt take away from what he did. I think he needs not to be allowed to drive for the rest of the season. whatever happens should be up to petty and not nascar. They stink there noses where it dont belong to much. AJ blew it just when he had a good ride. Time for him to pay the piper. I wish the kid good luck hes going to need it.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportalisoeddie said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:57 PMLil feller aint' no bigger'n a jockey.
Report as AbuseProbably a beer'n 1/2 an he's blowin' a .08.
His timin's awful bad.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportDougB06 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 5:22 PMThis guy can afford a taxi or even a limousine or car service and should use such services on a regular basis. In the words of an attorney that I used to drive " if you can afford to drink while you're out you need to be able to afford your way home too" The average DUI here in the Knoxville, TN area starts at about $3800.00 and goes up from there now.
Report as AbuseSo seriously now, what is cheaper a 700.00 Limousine rental or a 4 grand court date with a guy/lady in a black robe?
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» Confirm Abuse Reportmercuryman said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 5:22 PMI sure hope that all of you saints steer a wide circle around the infield at "Dega" this weekend! From what I've heard Diet Pepsi and Amp energy drink is not the beverage of choice at Dega. These drivers are normal people with vises just like all of us here, would you all be responding the same way if it were your son or daughter or maybe even yourself that was being talked to...Gotta run, my dinner and a glass of wine are waiting...lighten up a bit!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSorceress said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 5:34 PM#22 - Sure Kurt Busch got nasty with the cops in AZ -- it was a BOGUS stop! And everyone was ready to crucify him at the time; and people like you STILL bring it up. He blew through a Stop Sign - that was blocked by brush that should have been trimmed back - and should have gotten a simple ticket, instead, he gets breathalized and it gets handed to the press by a Sheriff who makes his rep on this kind of "Guilty until proven innocent" garbage and pats himself heavily on the back for taking down anyone who looks sideways at him. Kurt should have sued but took the high road, paid his REAL fines - NONE for DUI, and didn't NASCAR look stupid for the way they treated him in the aftermath? - and moved on. And the Sheriff of that one stop-light dump is still bragging on it to this day; how he took down a NASCAR driver and how he'll do it again first chance he gets. Some Barney Fife would have done that to you, I'll guarantee you'd have filed the civil suit so fast they wouldn't have known what hit them - I sure as hell would! AJ screwed up and needs to pay for it, same as any other individual, but he's not the first driver with a genuine DUI and shouldn't lose his ride over what didn't happen on the track. I don't drink and drive, but I'm not about to demand AJ give up his ride because he did, and I'll still shop at Best Buy if they're his sponser.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbthompson133 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 5:53 PMalcohol IS A DRUG. i'll drink to that
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» Confirm Abuse Reportlady6nascar said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 6:12 PMDon't remember who posted this nor the # but who does KASEY drive for? BUD AND PETTY.How many of you people live in glasses houses. {GEE} I do not drink myself. but i smoke.And my home is made of bricks.AJ will be just fine.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportscary2 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 6:59 PM#10 ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW MANY GOOD PEOPLE THERE ARE, #14 i'D LIKE TO SEE YOUR LIFE STYLE. i BET i'D FIND THINGS YOUR STUPID AT.#23 SHOWS THESE GUYS ARE HUMAN. if 32% of accidents are caused by drunk drivers that means 68% of accidents are caused by sober drivers,,,,lets get rid of sober drivers ....the roads will be safer..beEn there done that
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» Confirm Abuse Reportmonte-carlo said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 7:00 PMYou might think you can walk on water NOT! Come on the money you drivers make if you have to drink at least be smart enough to have a designated driver.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdtk1952 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 7:20 PMWhat a bunch of idiots for wanting to crucify AJ. How many times has he made the headlines for stupidnes? Answer, this is the first time that I've heard anything negative about him. Whereas Busch was in stupid news all the time. I believe AJ is human and as a human he is liable to make mistakes. Even if he was a little intoxicated he can probably drive better than most of you. How many of you are perfect and haven't made any mistakes? I know that I have made plenty, including driving while intoxicated. But back in the day they would let you sleep it off then send you on your way. He's owned up to the mistake and it should make him a better person. Here's wishing the best for you AJ.
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Oct 29, 2009 at 7:31 PM#46 Guess you weren't at the PIR Cup Race introduction of drivers when Sheriff Joe and Kurt shook hands, gave each other a bear hug and Sheriff Joe gave him a badge making him an honorary member of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Posse.
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» Confirm Abuse Report48addict said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 8:04 PMI am disappointed in any driver who talks about drinking in their off-time. There are too many children and teens listening to them for the drivers to be so irresponsible. As for the 15-yr-old, good for you! I do not drink and have had the displeasure of being around people who do. And I am 56 years old. If it is so important to drink, drink at home. Period. AJ, sorry, dude...I like you so much but am sorely disappointed. Your story doesn't smell right and talking about how you will use this experience to teach others just doesn't ring true to me. Hope Best Buy is forgiving.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrichardclower said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 8:11 PMHey, I'm not going to dance around the issue. I want to crucify AJ because I don't like him. He's a self promoting punk, a terrible teammate and a crappy driver that got fired last year, didn't have a job beginning this year. No way should Reed have lost his ride to this PUNK. OK, I feel better now.
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» Confirm Abuse Report4EVER3 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 8:21 PMI agree with #10.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportwildrose7445 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 9:37 PMWow, some of you are quite judgemental. Yes these driver have high profile careers but they are HUMAN. If a lesson is learned from this and he doesn't do it again, then that should be enough. No use crucifying the guy for a bad judgement call, all of us have made them at one time or another. As for the kids who look up to these guys, they need to learn that EVERYONE makes mistakes, and if these drivers want to have a drink or a dozen in their off time it is alright because they are of legal age. If you are so worried about who your kids are looking up to then maybe you should think about being a better role model and quit using the TV as a babysitter.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportkeith308 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 10:33 PMMillions of people drink, just don't drink and drive and there would be no problem. You can use a cell phone and kill somebody while driving but that's ok. No jail time! What's the difference. None
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcindi0420 said:
Oct 29, 2009 at 11:42 PMLOVE #43's response. Would have been cool if you'd been 44th to respond. :o)
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Oct 29, 2009 at 11:49 PMI only read a few of the comments, but NO number 19 it is NOT plain and simple. - - - I RARELY ever take a drink, maybe once or twice a year for many years. But prior to 1970 I got drunk once a year. Prior to 1960 I was drunk almost every night, or close to it. - - - I have not been drunk since 1969. - - - HOWEVER, I totally disagree that alcohol ruins lives. IT is STUPID people that ruin their lives. STAYING a long time with the wine is what ruins lives, according to the Bible. There is NOTHING wrong with taking an occasional drink, IF you are NOT an alcoholic, and IF you keep it down to ONE drink IF you are driving. - - - IF you can't control your drinking, then don't touch it at all. - - - Same goes for smoking, IF you can't stop at ONE cigarette, then don't touch any at all. IF you smoke more than one cigarette a year, you are smoking too much. Get the point??? . . . . And we don't even have to think about illegal drugs. Zero amount of them. THere is nothing wrong with a drink. IT is DRINKS that is the problem. And I am talking a can of beer or ONE ounce of liquor.
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Oct 29, 2009 at 11:54 PMBoy, to all you self righteous posters, you must REALLY hate Junior. He even owns an establishment that serves liquor, right? - - - THAT is like being a drug pusher, I'll bet. WOW!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportxbrownsx said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 12:33 AMWell you'd have a drink or two also if your team was switching to Fords next year, ruining the lagacy of Petty with DODGE. It's a shame.
Report as AbuseReally though, AJ should not be drinking at all during the NASCAR season, especially at a race coming up in Talladega for crying out loud! AJ how stupid can you be?
Very glad no innocent lives were hurt or worse. Mikey Waltrip crawling home to avoid a DUI, is even worse, how in the world did he beat that rap? Money talks, it always has...
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» Confirm Abuse Reportgatenpin said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 1:53 AMSaw Petty and Kasey drinking from the champagne bottle in Atlanta when #9 won. Thank goodness their airplane was near by and they did not have to drive to it. AJ is a good, safe driver and for his size, it would not take much for the test to read that. He has owned up to doing a stupid thing and his car owner and sponsor should let go of this. And for your info, some of us do eat dinner late at night (9 PM or later).
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Oct 30, 2009 at 9:55 AMI had no idea there were so many self righteous idiots in the NASCAR fan base. A .08 level is 2, maybe 3 drinks, that's a glass of wine with dinner and a beer or 2 after while visiting with friends while you're out for the evening. Most people are not falling down drunk and soon to be an alcoholic drinking that amount occasionally. He said it was a mistake, but he felt fine. He probably did feel fine, not even a buzz with that amount of alcohol. It's just over the legal limit, but it shouldn't ruin his whole career. When all you self righteous posters above are totally perfect, why then we'll talk again......
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» Confirm Abuse Reportmanzytrophygirl said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 11:14 AMTo all who have said "...self-righteous posters..."...HOW RIGHT YOU ARE!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdaviclar38 said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 11:24 AMBuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrppp! If AJ can help one kid from ever drinking and becoming an alcoholic then thats a good thing. AJ will land on his feet no matter where or who he drives for. Didn't he win 6 races in Champ a few years ago? BurP!
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» Confirm Abuse Reporttinynascarfan said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 11:50 AMOK HOLD IT, i have read some of these comments and they are stupid!!! Read the Bible people, The Word says elders and deacons of the church should not drink to excess. it does not say dont drink! it says dont get drunk!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrwilliamhayes said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 12:32 PMIT'S SIMPLE REALLY -------DO-------NOT-------DRINK--------AND-------DRIVE.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportluckyrock said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 12:46 PMAmen #63, it really is that simple. We don't have to stand in judgement to say that.
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Oct 30, 2009 at 12:52 PMGood Grief .08 is the ABSOLUTE LOWEST LEVEL that is illegal. Give the kid a break. Maybe any establishment that serves alcohol should have a breath alcohol level machine.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 3:23 PMsome of you seem to think that these drivers are role models...get over it...that thought has gone down the drai years ago...take a good look at ALL of todays atheletes getiing busted for drugs, guns, lying, etc...they are people just like the rest of us...the differnce being they get paid millions of dollars for something we go broke, doing the same....
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» Confirm Abuse Reportflippin-sweet-99 said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 4:06 PMIf what I've heard is right,.08 is like having 1 drink per hour. Now I'm not saying he did the right thing, but I'm sure most of you out there are still very much in control after you've had 1 drink, maybe even 2 drinks. Think about this next time you have a beer, then drive somewhere because you know you can still walk a straight line with no problem, yet still are legaly drunk.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjulie28 said:
Oct 30, 2009 at 6:23 PMAJ is human. Bad mistake but it sounds like he wants to use his mistake to help others. Right glass houses. Innocent till proven guilty. Luckily no one was hurt and he wasn't driving his racecar. #67 exactly, on the radio the guy did just that. He felt funny but was legally drunk. There is a lot to learn.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjbbigrod said:
Oct 31, 2009 at 1:26 AMFrom all I have read and heard in the past. ONE drink per hour will keep you BELOW the drunk limit of .08. AND if you eat first it will bother you less.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Oct 31, 2009 at 9:55 AMXBROWNSX....you seem to forget Petty has driven Mopars, Ford, Buick, Pontiac and Chevys....his 200th win was in a Pontiac....
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» Confirm Abuse Reportxbrownsx said:
Nov 1, 2009 at 2:46 PMYes, I know Petty has driven Fords, Chevys, Pontiacs, ect. The same as Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove a Dodge (#8) at the start of his career and even a Ford (Thunderbird). What is Dale Sr. most closly associated with? Chevrolet. That's my point. Everyone would feel the same as I if Dale Sr. Dale Jr. announced they were moving to Ford or Dodge or Toyota. Petty's legacy and his huge wins came in a DODGE and / or Plymouth. People say that Dodge quit funding RPM which is not the case. They cut back their support due to the crisis in the auto industry as a whole. Same with GM. Ford. The issue is Hendrick, RCR, Roush ect. are solvent enoungh to weather the storm. Petty, as usual, is cash-strapped and needs every dime it can muster, hence the change. I was a kid when Petty went to Ford in 1969, then came back to run a Superbird in '70. The reason: He did not want to run a Daytona (wing car) that Dodge was running then. I have nothing against Ford as a manufacturer. I have owned Fords. But I am a Dodge / MOPAR fan / owner first and foremost.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcathyrrooks said:
Nov 5, 2009 at 12:26 PMI have done the samething before so I can't say anything about this other than what someone else said, "He has the money to take a cab." That is what he should have done since driving is his career. I would like to add that I wish Kasey would not hold back and put Walldinger in his place after jumping in front of Kasey Sunday at Dega and making Kasey almost wreck and go back to 32nd place! That is twice that he has done that to Kasey this year. AJ acts like he wants to be Kasey and wants him to look bad but AJ will never replace or be as good as Kasey Kahne! Just my opinion.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportlgerringer said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 3:53 PMNow we know what his problem has been on the track...he's driving drunk...but hey I know the feeling...I have to get drunk just to watch the races.
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