CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger is “shell-shocked” by his failed drug test, and his business manager said Monday that the suspended NASCAR driver is working hard to determine what went wrong. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger is “shell-shocked” by his
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger is “shell-shocked” by his failed drug test, and his business manager said Monday that the suspended NASCAR driver is working hard to determine what went wrong.
Allmendinger was suspended by NASCAR just before Saturday night’s race at Daytona for failing a random June 29 drug test. NASCAR on Monday received an official request for Allmendinger’s “B” sample to be tested.
“He was a little dumbfounded and shell-shocked Saturday night, and yesterday, it just seemed a little surreal,” business manager Tara Ragan told The Associated Press. “It’s just so far from AJ’s character, and he’s trying to come to terms with what has just happened and figure out how this could happen and respect NASCAR’s process.”
Penske Racing said it is working with NASCAR to “follow its process and procedures,” but the team will use Sam Hornish Jr. this weekend at New Hampshire in Allmendinger’s No. 22 Dodge.
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