JTG DAUGHERTY RACING
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY ADVANCE
Event: 1000Bulbs.com 500
Date/Time: Sunday, October 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET
TV Network/Radio: NBC | MRN | SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
RACING AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY: “I have a very love/hate relationship with Talladega Superspeedway,” Allmendinger said. “I’ve had some races where we’ve run up front, and then I’ve had some races where I’ve been upside down on the backstretch. It’s truly a race where anything can happen. We’ve found success in a strategy where my teammate and I work together throughout the race, and that’s been really helpful to have a teammate that I can work with. Talladega is so wide, we can get five-wide throughout the corner really easily. I’m looking forward to our last restrictor-plate race of the season. Anything can happen at Talladega, and we don’t have anything to lose in our Kroger ClickList Camaro ZL1. I’m looking forward to finishing out these last six races strong.”
CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 BUSH’S® CHILI BEANS CAMARO ZL1
RACING AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY: “Talladega Superspeedway is always a wild car race,” Buescher said. “The lanes are so much wider than racing at Daytona International Speedway, so your strategy is a little bit different as well. There are races where the high line works better than the bottom lane, and then there are races where the bottom rolls much better. And then, we’re four or five-wide getting into the turns. It’s an iconic racetrack with it’s history in NASCAR, and it always has an awesome atmosphere to race in, especially in the fall race. I’ve enjoyed working with AJ (Allmendinger) and having a teammate that I can race with at these plate races. It really helps to have that teammate that can be on your side at the end. It’s all about survival at Talladega, and we have everything to gain these last six weeks of the season. We’re running one of my favorite paint schemes with the bright BUSH’S® Chili Beans Camaro ZL1, and you definitely won’t be able to miss us on the track. I feel like that helps at these races!”
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FAST FACTS – AJ ALLMENDINGER
Career Starts: 365
Wins: 1- 8/10/2014 Watkins Glen International
Top-fives: 11
Top-10s: 56
Pole Awards: 4
First Pole: 4/10/2010 ISM Raceway
Last Pole: 8/9/2015 Watkins Glen International
First Start: 3/25/2007 Bristol Motor Speedway
Best Start: 1st – 8/9/2015 Watkins Glen International (most recent)
Best Finish: 1st – 8/10/2014 Watkins Glen International
Driver DOB: 12/16/1981
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA
Crew Chief: Trent Owens
FAST FACTS – CHRIS BUESCHER
Career Starts: 108
Wins: 1 – 8/1/2016 Pocono Raceway
Top-fives: 4
Top-10s: 8
Pole Awards: 0
First Start: 3/22/2015 Auto Club Speedway
Best Start: 9th – 6/25/2017 Sonoma Raceway
Best Finish: 1st – 8/1/2016 Pocono Raceway
Driver DOB: 10/29/1992
Hometown: Prosper, TX
Crew Chief: Tristan Smith
