AJ Allmendinger
2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series
Through July 12, 2026 · 395 pts behind leader
Roles
- Driver — Kaulig Racing
Coverage (4 articles)
North Wilkesboro Gets Its First Points Race in Thirty Years.
North Wilkesboro hosts its first Cup Series points race since 1996, and Denny Hamlin's shrinking lead lands at a short track no one has a modern read on. A preview of Sunday's Window World 450.
Justin Haley Salvages His Best Run of the Year From the San Diego Wreckfest
Justin Haley finished sixth in the chaotic, attrition-filled Navy 250 at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado, his best run of the season and a match for the best result any Kaulig Racing Ram truck has posted all year. Teammate Brenden Queen made it two Rams in the top 10.
NASCAR Trades the San Diego Streets for Sonoma's Hills, and the Road-Course Aces Are Circling
NASCAR leaves its wild San Diego street debut for Sonoma's road course and the Toyota / Save Mart 350 on June 28. Road-course ace Shane van Gisbergen sits just below the playoff cutoff, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott loom, and Tyler Reddick's points lead is down to eight with nine races to the cutoff.
AJ Allmendinger Hits 500 Cup Starts at Sonoma, Back Home in California
AJ Allmendinger makes his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start Sunday at Sonoma, in his home state of California, a week after a season-best fifth at San Diego. Three Cup wins, 18 O'Reilly Series wins, and a CW broadcast-booth seat the day before he races: a milestone for one of the sport's most versatile drivers.