AJ Allmendinger Struggling At COTA Despite Strong Practice Speeds
2 hours agoLooking 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.
Source: Catchfence
Source: Catchfence