Allmendinger

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In a surprising turn of events, Penske Racing driver AJ Allmendinger has failed a NASCAR random drug test.

Sam Hornish Jr will be driving the #22 in tonight's Coke Zero 400.

I think Allmendinger's contract is up after this season too. Uh oh.

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Ooooops! Cold medicine? Hanging with the Mayfields? Had the guy on my fantasy team this week....ooops!

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My guess is that all the hair gel soaked into his bloodstream.

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Sounds like they are doing a indepth test on the second sample he had given.

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[gregg52]

wonder what promted the test ????

random or some hear say ???

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wonder what promted the test ????

random or some hear say ???

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NASCAR began random drug testing of drivers and team members in 2009. Before then, NASCAR tested based on reasonable suspicion. It still can test for reasonable suspicion.

Who & when

Subjected to drug testing are NASCAR officials, drivers, mechanics, engineers, tire specialists, engine tuners, fabricators, shock specialists, chassis specialists, crew chiefs, car chiefs, spotters, tire changers, tire carriers, jack men and gas men.

NASCAR tests the drivers in the preseason, and teams can send the others to an approved lab for a preseason test. At the track, the tests are done randomly, with a computer selecting the subjects.

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well will be interesting to see if he does it nascar's way or the Mayfield way

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LOL.

I'm guessing that he'll request that his "B" sample be tested and then go from there. Who knows, maybe he'll just fess up and say that he was out boozing late the night before and flunked the test. Hopefully that's all it was and not something worse like Mayfield and his mess with meth. If it is more that just having a couple 13, 14 too many barley pops then his career may be done.

Maybe Kenseth rigged the samples so he could get into the Pennzoil car next year.

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From Fox

Suspended NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger said Wednesday that he had tested positive for a stimulant and was collecting his medicines and supplements in an attempt to figure out what happened.

A statement issued by Allmendinger's business manager did not identify the stimulant and said the driver does not know what caused him to fail the random test conducted June 29. He was suspended Saturday and NASCAR has not revealed the substance, either.

''AJ tested positive for a stimulant. He has no idea why the first test was positive, and he has never knowingly taken any prohibited substance,'' Tara Ragan, vice president of Allmendinger's Walldinger Racing Inc., said in the statement. ''AJ is collecting his medicines and supplements for testing to determine whether an over-the-counter product caused his positive test.''

Allmendinger is the second Sprint Cup Series driver to be suspended under the NASCAR drug policy implemented in 2009. The 30-year-old Allmendinger has requested his ''B'' urine sample be tested, and it's not clear when that will occur.

Allmendinger said Tuesday that he would never ''knowingly'' take a prohibited substance.

''Obviously I would never do anything to jeopardize my opportunity here at Penske Racing or to my fellow drivers. I am very conscious about my training and health and would never knowingly take a prohibited drug,'' he said.

According to NASCAR's drug policy, a stimulant is defined as ''amphetamine, methamphetamine, Ecstasy (MDMA), Eve (MDEA), MDA, PMA, Phentermine, and other amphetamine derivatives and related compound.

Jeremy Mayfield, the first driver to be suspended under the policy, tested positive for methamphetamine. He has denied for more than three years that he ever took meth, and blamed the positive test on a mix of an over-the-counter allergy remedy and a prescription for attention deficit disorder.

Rather than go through NASCAR's recovery program, Mayfield fought in court to have his suspension overturned. He abandoned his bid earlier this year.

Ragan said Allmendinger is working through NASCAR's process to resolve the issue.

''AJ and all of us at Walldinger Racing respect NASCAR's testing program, and he has requested that his ''B'' sample be tested as part of the process of getting to the bottom of this,'' she said. ''We will have the opportunity to review all of the scientific data surrounding the test following the ''B'' sample test, but our understanding is that AJ's test was slightly above the threshold.''

The suspension was announced hours before Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway and Sam Hornish Jr. was hustled in to race in Allmendinger's place. Penske Racing has already said that Hornish will drive the No. 22 Dodge this weekend at New Hampshire.

The team has not discussed its plans for its first-year driver. Allmendinger was hired in late December after Penske's sudden split with Kurt Busch opened the highly-coveted seat.

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[Shane683]

Just read this morning that his "B" test was positive too. Not good for AJ

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Dinger was canned by Penske today.

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From the AP

Penske Racing has released suspended driver A.J. Allmendinger, three weeks after he tested positive for a banned stimulant.

AJ ALLMENDINGER SUSPENDED

The team made the announcement Wednesday and said Sam Hornish Jr. will drive the No. 22 Dodge at Pocono this weekend and ''for the foreseeable future."

Allmendinger was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR last week for a positive drug test in late June. Team owner Roger Penske said the decision to part with a ''terrific driver'' like Allmendinger was unfortunate but would have been handled the same way for any other member of the team.

Allmendinger released a statement apologizing for the distractions and thanking Penske. He has pledged to complete NASCAR's rehabilitation program.

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