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AJ Allmendinger fired an explosive rant towards ECR Engines following an early exit from the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.
After just seven laps of the race, the 43-year-old’s engine blew up, bringing his race to an early end. The driver fumed:
“Hey ECR, you guys f***ing suck. I mean, what … f*** you guys!”
Luckily, the Kaulig Racing driver avoided a wreck when the engine blew, instead guiding the No. 16 Chevrolet off the track as it came to a stop.
Speaking ahead of the race weekend in Kansas, Allmendinger explained in a press release: “Obviously we had a tough weekend in Texas, so we need to reset and get some momentum back. On the positive side, we’ve shown our mile-and-a-half program is really strong. Our plan is to go to Kansas, have speed, and execute like we have been to put together a solid run.”
Allmendinger returned to full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing this year. The Kaulig Racing driver commented ahead of the 2025 season, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports:
“Honestly, just driving the cars… I don’t know if I’m on the lighter side of popular opinion on that or what, but I actually really enjoy driving the Cup cars,” Allmendinger admitted.
“I think that was part of the reason that we talked about the decisions. And I feel fortunate more than anything that Matt and Chris still believe in me to try to help whatever program they want me in, whether it’s Cup or Xfinity.
“But yeah, definitely I like the direction that our team is headed just being back in these cars full time.”
Allmendinger is currently 19th in the drivers’ Cup Series standings.
NASCAR Cup Series standings ahead of Kansas
- William Byron – 421
- Kyle Larson – 408
- Denny Hamlin – 338
- Chase Elliott – 338
- Tyler Reddick – 337
- Christopher Bell – 335
- Ryan Blaney – 313
- Bubba Wallace – 306
- Joey Logano – 288
- Alex Bowman – 284
- Ross Chastain – 281
- Chris Buescher – 255
- Chase Briscoe – 245
- Austin Cindric – 241
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 240
- Kyle Busch – 228
- Carson Hocevar – 219
- Ryan Preece – 217
- AJ Allmendinger – 217
- Michael McDowell – 214
- Austin Dillon – 212
- Ty Gibbs – 208
- John H. Nemechek – 207
- Josh Berry – 206
- Daniel Suárez – 206
- Zane Smith – 203
- Todd Gilliland – 202
- Justin Haley – 200
- Erik Jones – 191
- Ty Dillon – 186
- Noah Gragson – 158
- Brad Keselowski – 142
- Riley Herbst – 141
- Cole Custer – 127
- Shane Van Gisbergen – 121
- Cody Ware – 61
- Jimmie Johnson – 34
- Corey LaJoie – 24
- JJ Yeley – 9
- Katherine Legge – 7
- Casey Mears – 2
- Burt Myers – 1
- Chad Finchum – 1
- Martin Truex Jr – 1
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