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My Take
A. J. Allmendinger, fittingly nicknamed "the Dinger," is a driver I genuinely admire for his versatility. He came up through American open-wheel racing before reinventing himself in NASCAR, where he still competes at the top level in the Cup Series and pitches in on the Truck side. Switching disciplines and surviving is brutally hard in motorsport, because each category demands a different feel for the car and a different way to race. That he has done it and kept going for so long speaks to grit and adaptability in equal measure. I have a real fondness for drivers like him, the ones who can wheel anything and simply refuse to stop.
Overview
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 Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the Nos. 10/25 Ram 1500 for Kaulig. Allmendinger's professional racing career began on the American open-wheel circuit.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- A. J. Allmendinger
- Name (Japanese)
- A.J.アルメンディンガー
- Reading
- A.J.あるめんでぃんがー
- Born
- December 16, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Los Gatos, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Leigh High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.