CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Penske Racing launched suspended new driver A.J. Allmendinger about Wednesday, three 2 or 3 weeks after they subjected to testing positive for your banished amphetamine.
The company reported it was let down while using drug examination benefits that still left the idea without any choice.
"AJ can be a great driver, a superb person which is extremely unlucky that people have got to separate at this particular time," crew owner Roger Penske said. "We include spent drastically in AJ in addition to many of us had been self-assured within his or her being successful along with our team. The verdict to write off him is reliable with the way we'd treat another Penske Racing team member below same circumstances. As AJ starts NASCAR's 'Road to Recovery' program, we wish the pup the best and show ahead for you to seeing him or her be competitive once more in NASCAR."
Sam Hornish Jr. will push the particular No. 22 Dodge during Pocono this quick in addition to "for this foreseeable future," the particular company said. Options for your 2013 time shall be evaluated.
Allmendinger, exactly who was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR yesterday for the positive experiment around late June, apologized along with thanked Penske for that service after a "difficult time" prior times number of weeks.
"I apologize with regard to this distraction, stress and complications of which my own present-day suspension from NASCAR offers provided," they said.
Allmendinger's merely approach to come back to that series would be to complete NASCAR's rehab application plus this individual pledged to try and do and so consequently this individual can certainly compete once again "in that in close proximity to future."
Allmendinger was halted July 7, only hours prior to your contest at Daytona along with driving Penske in order to earn Hornish at the third moment. His burn urine sample, subjected to testing last week, confirmed initial confident test.
NASCAR have not mentioned exactly what material Allmendinger ended up being revoked for, but their enterprise manager provides mentioned it absolutely was a great amphetamine. Allmendinger has said he / she decided not to knowingly have a banned material along with provides used a great free laboratory to help know what prompted that optimistic test.
Penske has claimed his staff are usually be more responsive to accidental substance testing and he or she has unveiled staff members who have analyzed constructive inside the past. He as well mentioned your dog has explained to Allmendinger that many people together with larger profiles include bounced returning from similar career-threatening issues.
Allmendinger will be next Sprint Cup Series airport taxi driver revoked underneath NASCAR's tightened medication plan integrated inside 2009. Jeremy Mayfield seemed to be the very first in addition to this individual unsuccessfully sued to obtain the outcomes overturned. Court paperwork proved which Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine.
Allmendinger ended up being used throughout later December by Penske to be able to populate the harley seat that popped as soon as Kurt Busch split using the organization. It was essentially the most high profile vehicle of Allmendinger's career, in addition to together taxi driver in addition to team appeared thrilled when using the pairing at the same time Allmendinger fought occasionally inside No. 22 Dodge. He was 23rd in the Sprint Cup Series standings proceeding into Daytona, wherever this individual claimed your Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona low rider race in January.
In 2009, Allmendinger pleaded no contest throughout North Carolina to help a misdemeanor ask for with operating whilst impaired. He ended up being given some sort of 60-day halted sentence, 18 weeks unsupervised probation along with 1 day of area service. Allmendinger went regarding Richard Petty Motorsports for the time, along with the team put him on probation through the new year along with fined him $10,000.
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