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Allmendinger caps big offseason with Daytona win
JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. AJ Allmendinger won five races during the 2006 season in Champ Car, then walked away hoping to launch a new career in NASCAR. He was at the top of his game when he left open-wheel, and figured he'd make a smooth and successful transition to stock cars. Instead, he suffered through a miserable five years. Now, in what seems like a blink of an ...

GRANDAM: Series Daytona 24H spotlight: Open-wheel influence
The World Comes To Daytona … Open-Wheel Influence Dates Back To Inaugural Race In 1962 #1 Foyt Porsche 962: A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Jr., Elliot Forbes-Robinson Photo by: Kenneth Barton (Note: This is the first installment of a three-part series this week detailing the multi-faceted flavor of the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona, in terms of various racing disciplines represented in the event ...

INDYCAR: Don Halliday joins AJ Foyt Racing as Chief Engineer
HOUSTON January 27, 2012—Don Halliday, one of the most respected engineers in open wheel racing, has signed with AJ Foyt Racing as chief engineer of the No. 14 ABC Supply Dallara powered by Honda and driven by Mike Conway. Don Halliday and Max Papis Photo by: Fernandez Racing Halliday’s connection with Foyt can be traced to one of Foyt’s former drivers, Kenny Brack, who won the IndyCar ...

NASCAR: Is A.J. Allmendinger Chase-Worthy for Penske Racing?
A.J. Allmendinger has been the victim of a tumultuous five years since he left open-wheel racing to pursue NASCAR. His stints with Red Bull Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports proved to be less than gratifying, but he appears to have hit the jackpot with Penske Racing. At the end of the 2011 season, the sponsor for the No. 43 driven by Allmendinger, Best Buy, jumped ship for the No. 17 Roush ...

NASCAR: Danica's Silver Spoon Racing Concept
Racin’ with Russ—the latest episode for Danica Patrick ’s entry into stock car racing—has me and a lot of other race fans up in arms about how the diminutive princess of racing will gain entry into this year’s Daytona 500 without ever having been in a Sprint Cup race before! Yes, she’s pretty and yes, she is certainly marketable, whether it be open wheel Indy cars or taxi-cab style stock cars ...

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AJ Allmendinger happy to have new ride
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- AJ Allmendinger won five races during the 2006 Champ Car season, then walked away, hoping to launch a NASCAR career.

Canadian Hinchcliffe replaces Danica Patrick at Andretti Autosport
James Hinchcliffe has paid his dues in open wheel racing, winning all the way up the IZOD IndyCar series ladder.

Hinchcliffe replaces Patrick at Andretti Autosport
TORONTO - James Hinchcliffe has paid his dues in open wheel racing, winning all the way up the IZOD IndyCar series ladder.