AJ Allmendinger Struggling At COTA Despite Strong Practice Speeds
Source: Catchfence

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March 2, 2025
Looking at the practice speeds for this weekend's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, you wouldn't know that AJ Allmendinger was struggling very much. The Kaulig Racing driver was fifth-fastest in the opening session on Saturday, and wound up 11th-fastest in the second practice soon after that. Allmendinger ended up qualifying 12th for Sunday afternoon's race at Circuit of the Americas. However, the 43-year-old road course ace wasn't overly happy with his car by any means. "We kind of went back and forth on balance, I think we can get the balance better. Qualifying, honestly, the balance still wasn't overly good. I was kind of shocked by the kind of lap time that came up," Allmendinger said. "So I think we've got OK speed in the race car, but we've just got to work on balance and then, with that, hopefully, that saves the tires a little bit better." With that being said, AJ is a road course ace and has finishes of fifth and sixth to his credit at this track. At $8,900 on DraftKings this weekend, Allmendinger is a tournament option for sure, but he's not really a no-brainer pick on Sunday. --Jordan McAbee
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