AJ Allmennder believed that “there was no way” he would be in NASCAR Cup for almost 20 years

Mexico City is a big opportunity for many drivers to hunt their first win of the 2025 season. Is the hero of the house Daniel SuarezSupercar ace Sher van gisbergenAnd road course expert AJ Almender Who can win really on Sunday.

Only Three drivers who participated in this weekend cup race ran at Autodromeo Harmanos Rodriguez when the exfinity series went there between 2005 and 2008. ,Kyle Busch, Brad Keselovsky, Denny Hamlin), But AllMndinger has still run here during his shampoo car days. He finished third in the 2004 Mexico City Race before finishing second in 2005.

“It’s crazy for me that it’s 20 years,” the motorring said that Almender said in an interview with Motorsport.com’s Luis Ramirez. “I mean, I think I’m lucky enough that after 20 years, I come back and still do it. I am a super pump by it. I will always remember the atmosphere in the champion car race. So I can’t imagine that there is a cup race. It is very fun and there are lots of build-ups for it.

Fighting for numerals is going to win

As it stands, the Allmeninger is out of just 18 points from the playoffs, but a win will guarantee it a place in the battle of the ten-race championship. And with four road courses in this summer, they will have a lot of opportunities in the beginning with Mexico City.

However, he has not yet seen himself in a position to win due to his number position, saying: “As of now, it’s not just a win, I don’t think. Now you know, you never know who wins. Create the playoffs.

However, this is also not a guarantee. The rest of the sector is catching these road racing experts and Allmander admitted that it is “super challenging” to win.

Can Kaulig win an oval race in 2025?

But the opportunity to visit the Victory Lane of Allmander may not be limited to road courses, despite that all three cups have won on such tracks. Only last month, he pulled an impressive fourth place in the Coca-Cola 600 and is a proven winner on the oval in the exfinity series.

“Ah, man, we are trying, but you know, in Kaulig, we are still a young cup team,” said Allmander about winning this year at an oval. “It seems to me that I have been lucky on its XFINITY side in these last seven years, (showing) that I can drive on the ovaries. I mean, Hek, we have won on every kind of oval. We have won a small track, meal-a-haf, two-mile racket, supersidaew. We are growing as an organization.

Allling is one of the most versatile drivers in NASCAR quietly, not only considering their success in stock cars, but also open-wheels and sports car racing. He is many times out in the cup series since 2007 and now starts 500 career.

Still here, still competitive

As the 43 -year -old reflected on his career, he said that the early year in NASCAR “was trying to find out how to walk almost again. And I got it right with Red Bull. I will never change it, but I had no experience in stock car racing. And they were probably trying to do it every week.

“And I had a part … Whether it was an omission during practice, testing, qualifying, race, it was at a point where I was, God, I just prove that I am still here that I am related to here. And to be quite honest with you, I am always trying to prove myself. I am trying to prove myself. I am liked here, no, I am not there, I am not there, I am not there,

In 2025, nine separate drivers have won their way in the playoffs, leaving seven more spots with 11 races in a regular session. Kaulig Racing has not actually made a cup playoff in the past, and has not been a part of it since the Almedder 2014. And if you were wondering how he made the playoffs that year, it was through a road course win.