NASCAR: The Curious Case of AJ Allmendinger

It’s been a couple of weeks since AJ Allmendinger returned to a NASCAR-sanctioned race after completing the sanctioning body’s "Road to Recovery" drug rehab program.  Old news, really. If you’re new to NASCAR, then allow me summarize: In July Allmendinger failed a NASCAR drug test, testing positive for a banned substance. He was suspended, and then eventually fired by his team owner, Roger Penske.   His return to the track wasn’t worth writing about because there wasn’t really a story. He’s unemployed, looking to change that, and with none of the top NASCAR teams having any vacancies next year the only real question was whether Allmendinger would retreat from NASCAR to IndyCar or sports car raci...

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